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Silver with Siderite
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Beautifully twinned crystal groupings of native silver across the front of a crystallized siderite matrix. This is in super condition. This would have been collected in the very early 2000's.
The Julcani district in Huancavelica, Peru, is a historic polymetallic mining center with small-scale extraction dating back to colonial and early 1900s eras, followed by modern commercial operations that officially commenced in 1953 and remain active today. Geologically, the deposit is a fracture-filling epithermal system hosted within a complex of Tertiary dacitic and rhyolitic volcanic domes, featuring narrow veins rich in silver and associated base-metal mineralization. While native silver occurs in various hydrothermal mineral assemblages within these veins, crystallized native silver specimens from the district typically display bright, dendritic, or wire-like growth habits formed through low-temperature hydrothermal fluid circulation and reduction processes in the volcanic host rocks.
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
Listed on07/16/2026
LocalityPeru, Huancavelica, Julcani Mine
SKU9506700
Current owner
WM
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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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