Description/Interesting Notes:
An old time example of native silver from Hungary!!! This specimen is comprised almost entirely of native silver!!! The
native silver is present as a dense tangle of intergrown wires with a few tiny crystals of gem-clear barite in association!!!
Upon close inspection, the darkly colored material appears to be the remnants of significantly
altered polybasite crystals (and perhaps other related Ag-species)!!! The native silver wires have a tin-white color with accents of
darker "antique" patina!!! Upon close examination, the barite crystals are very sharp, glassy, and gem clear with a pale yellow color!!!
This specimen retains an old label from Frank H. Lattin (1861-1937) that notes the locality to be Hungary!!! Frank Lattin was
dynamic person - in addition to being a mineral and natural history dealer he was also a physician and surgeon, as well as a
publisher, fruit farmer, and member of the New York state assembly (it is well worth researching his bio)!!!
Simply a fantastic, old time native silver from Hungary!!! This specimen likely dates to the 19th century!!!
The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!
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