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Silver, Calcite

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Silver and calcite, 10 cm, from Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway. Ex George Vaux and Bryn Mawr College. RHC#1853.

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SpeciesSilver, Calcite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityNorway, Buskerud, Kongsberg
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 82
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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Bryn Mawr CollegeNot disclosed
—George Vaux Jr.Not 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…