NATIVE Silver
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Although famous as a silver mining town, specimens of silver ores, and in particular Native Silver, are just so rarely seen attributed to St. Andreasberg in the Harz mountains. This cabinet-sized display specimen is simply amazing, both for its richness in 'nests' of Native Silver wires, size, but also its superb association, with beautiful small white Calcite crystals covering a much larger cleaved mass of Calcite, and small needle-like colourless Rock Crystal Quartz crystals sat upon the surface. Matrix-hosted wire silvers are now almost impossible to find from St. Andreasberg, where the mines closed in 1910, but to have such a perfectly crystallized matrix too is unheard of. The largest area of Native Silver reaches 3.7 x 2 cm, but many other fine 'nests' can be seen, all with a lovely historic tarnish. In stunning condition this - what surely must be very old - specimen is simply charming. Ex Professor Werner Paar Collection, it comes with an old printed Manfred Baumstark (b. 1954) label.
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.5 x 6.9 x 4.1 cm
Added on03/28/2026
LocalityGermany, Lower Saxony, St Andreasberg
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 07/2026 | Unknown Owner | $15,000.00 |
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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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.Regional guide
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