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NV - Silver Ore Species - Nevada

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
NV - Silver Ore Species - Nevada
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 20 silver and copper ore samples from various historic districts in Nevada and Utah including the Blumel District, Pioche, Butte, and the Sawtooth District. Mounted specimens range in size from 2 x 2 cm to 7 x 5 cm. Silver bearing minerals include acanthite, pyrargyrite, cerargyrite, and stephanite. Copper minerals include malachite, brochantite, and chalcocite. There is an especially nice sample with euhedral quartz crystals, coarse-grained octahedral pyrite, and malachite from Butte, Montana.