Silver

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Tasmania, Australia
0 for sale·Member since 2026

A complete and robust silver crystal from this legendary locality, more famous for wire silver than for sharply crystallized specimens. Crystallized silver of any shape is found here at 1 in 1000, compared to wire forms. This is a ridiculously fine, massively impactful, large thumbnail specimen featuring a single dramatic tetrahexahedral silver crystal ensconced in a drapery of secondary silver mineralization (acanthite) on some portions. The patina is beautiful, showing that it has not been chemically cleaned or stripped of an acanthite coating. It is likely a very old piece, although the history is sadly lost. It is SHARP, where as nearly all Kongsberg silver crystals are crude in definition. A silver crystal like few others.

Product details

SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Added on06/28/2026
Locality
Christian 7th Southern Adit (Saggrenda Mine), Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
2026Stephen EglintonNot disclosed
Jumped on this silver as soon as i saw it.

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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.