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Silver, Pyrrhotite, Calcite

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Silver with pyrrhotite on crystallized calcite, 6 cm, from the Kings mine, Kongsberg, Norway. Ex Russell Behnke collection; Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesSilver, Calcite, Pyrrhotite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityNorway, Buskerud, Kongsberg
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 324
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David Schorsch

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Russell E. BehnkeNot 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…