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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 50891 |
| Mineral: | Silver in Native Arsenic |
| Locality: | Pöhla Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany |
| Description: | Heavy specimen of sharp metallic dendritic silver crystals up to 22 mm long in contrasting dark-gray native arsenic that was dissolved to expose the silver. The silver resembles feather-like formations of smaller crystals growing from central spines. From my personal collection, originally acquired in 1998. Total weight: 603 grams |
| Overall Size: | 7x6.5x6.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-22.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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