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Silver on Copper

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Marty Zinn
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Silver on copper, 3.2 cm, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

Product details

Species
Silver, CopperAbout Silver →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, Michigan, Keweenaw PeninsulaRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 176

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Silver
Mineral guide
Learn about Silver
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 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
from Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula belongs to one of the most recognizable native-metal traditions in mineral collecting. It is the bright, white-metal counterpart to the district’s native copper: a soft, lustrous native element, Ag, occurring as dendritic sprays, herringbone aggregates, distorted crystals, plates, sheets, “spikes,” and intimate copper-silver intergrowths long known in the trade as “halfbreeds.” The appeal is immediate. Fresh silver from the Keweenaw has a cool, brilliant sheen that contrasts dramatically with reddish copper, white calcite, pale green prehnite, quartz, epidote, and the dark basaltic matrix of the Lake Superior copper district.