Spinel-twinned Silver (old classic) Richard Hauck Coll.

Chanarcillo, Copiapo Prov., Atacama Region, Chile
Miniature, 4.3 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/09/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

The famous mines at Chanarcillo, Chile produced a rich array of beautiful silver-related species. This aesthetic specimen of herringbone-patterned "feathers" and isolated, elongated, spinel-twinned silver crystals attached to calcite is a classic Chanarcillo habit. The isolated crystals look like tentacles reaching out from some kind of sea creature. Undoubtably century-old material, but no proof. Ex Rich Hauck Silver Collection. A classic and excellent miniature.

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