A rare, historic specimen from Nevada's Silver Boom!!! In 1862, a few short years after the Comstock Lode discovery, the Reese
River mining district was the second major silver discovery in Nevada!!! The Reese River district area was feverishly mined and
was effectively exhausted in 1887!!! This specimen boasts a broad face covered with
tiny quartz points as well as an area of complexly etched calcite crystals that host a significant showing of stephanite and polybasite!!! The matrix
hosts a significant amount of included stephanite and pyrargyrite as well as some minor galena & other related sulfides and a small amount of
rhodochrosite!!! Upon close inspection, one can see numerous masses of stephanite scattered across the
face of the specimen as well as some tiny crystals scattered about!!! Additionally, there are numerous groups of thin, platy crystals of silvery metallic polybasite scattered across the
face of the specimen as well!!! When examining the sides and reverse of this specimen one can see a significant amount of
included stephanite and ruby red pyrargyrite in addition to some galena and other related sulfides!!! There is also an area of
compressed polybasite on one side as well!!! There is much more to this specimen than the pictures show!!! This specimen is from the A.E.
Seaman Mineral Museum and retains its original label, as well as an older Michigan College of Mines label and an old 19th century
Ward's label (1875-1891) as well!!! This specimen also retains its original, antique glass lined museum specimen box as well!!!
These old time specimens from Nevada's "Silver Boom" are rarely seen today!!!
The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!
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