Silver, Calcite

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Silver with calcite, 5 cm, from Kongsberg, Norway, with a handwritten circular label from the collection of Urban Friedrich Brückmann (1728–1812), son of Franz Ernst Brückmann (1697–1753). Gerl collection. Photo: Anton Watzl, Sr.

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SpeciesSilver, Calcite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 56 2 page 212
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Franz Ernst BrückmannNot disclosed
—Urban Friedrich BrückmannNot disclosed

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Silver
Mineral guide
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native silver with wire, leaf, and dendritic forms, bright luster and patina; prized for rare isometric crystals and iconic localities in collections.
Silver
Regional guide
Silver from Kongsberg
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Locality guide
Kongsberg
Kongsberg, Norway — premier native-silver locality famed for wire silver in Precambrian gneiss veins, diverse sulfoselenides and arsenides, and a rich mining h…