Single Pyrargyrite Crystal on Matrix

Single Pyrargyrite Crystal on Matrix from Lill Mine, Black pits deposit, Pribram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

A lustrous, sharp, 1.1 cm, ruby silver, Pyrargyrite crystal jauntily perched on the side of mountain-shaped sulfide matrix with spider web Quartz veins from the famous Lill Mine at Pribram. This classic, old-time and showy piece was mined 1890-1900 according to the Joself Vajdak label, a Pribram specialist.

Locality

Lill Mine, Black pits deposit, Pribram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Dimensions

5.3 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm.


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