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Argyrodite (old - Type Locality) Herb Obodda Coll.
- Himmelsfurst Mine, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
- Thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
- Start Time: 07/21/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/28/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Argyrodite is a rare silver sulfosalt with gemanium and this showy old-timer is from the famous Type Locality in the Erzgebirge. Intergrown nubby, matte-finish, botryoids comprise this excellent and uncommon thumbnail. Specimens such as this date to the late 1800s. A trim from a larger piece, Ex Herb Obodda Collection, comes with xerox of original label shown.