NATIVE Silver ps. after Pyrargyrite - image 1

NATIVE Silver ps. after Pyrargyrite

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This fascinating and complex pseudomorph of Native Silver after Pyrargyrite is not only a rarity, but is cabinet-sized making for a fine display of this unusual geochemical process. It is from the historically important silver mining region of Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, where Native Silver pseudomorphs after Dyscrasite are far more common - yet still very rare. The replacement of Pyrargyrite by Native Silver has produced porous hexagonal prisms, many to several centimetres in length. Ex Hans Engelbrecht collection no. 3976, acquired by him in 1988 as documented by his accompanying collection label.