Hessite with Gold

Item Description

A stunning, superbly crystallized thumbnail specimen of hessite crystals. Hessite is a very rare silver telluride that occurs at its best, in fine large crystals as you see here, ONLY from this old classic locality. It is likely this was found prior to the 1900s. Specimens are extremely hard to obtain today and the few I have ever gotten tend to sell quickly. When they come to market, it is only out of old collections. What is more, there are small flecks of gold attached at a few places, a rare association indeed! Valued $1800-2500