Native Silver with Acanthite Crown Reserve Mine, Cobalt area, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada 6.5cm x 4.8cm x 2.6cm collected in 1908 Ex. John Durkos Collection Ex. Robert E. Jenkins II Collection No. 10091

Description/Interesting Notes: An absolutely magnificent example of acanthite and native silver from Canada!!! This specimen consists of a dense plate of crystalline acanthite that hosts several tangles of native silver wires set on a small amount of matrix!!! This is a really magnificent example of acanthite for the locality - this is not massive acanthite but rather a very complex, contiguous network of crystalline acanthite!!! The native silver is present as dense tangles of native silver wires tucked among the acanthite crystals!!! The native silver wires have a varied patina that ranges from dark gray to tin-white!!! This specimen is really very impressive in person - the pics don't even come close to doing it justice!!! This specimen retains a label that dates it to 1908 - just one year after this historic (and long-since closed) opened!!! This specimen is from the Canadian suite of the Jenkins Collection and retains its original Jenkins personal collection label as well as an old label from the collection of John Durkos!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!! Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!! STAY TUNED!!! MORE AUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A SPECIAL 5-DAY AUCTION, ENDING THURSDAY MAY 19th!!!

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