Safflorite on Dendritic Silver, Castle Mine, Haultain Town, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Ontario, Canada
Size: 5.5x2.5x2.2cm
Mineral: Safflorite on Dendritic Silver
Locality: Castle Mine, Haultain Town, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Ontario, Canada
Description: This is a wonderful herringbone pattern dendritic silver coated in safflorite. This was an extremely high grade silver mine producing 6.5 Moz of Ag from 1917-1931 alone! The mine was subsequently rehabbed and partially operated for a brief period in the 1980’s. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-5830.html) This is a superbly aesthetic example of the extremely high grade material that was recovered from this mine. Ex. Kay Robertson Collection.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
Size: 5.5x2.5x2.2cm
Mineral: Safflorite on Dendritic Silver
Locality: Castle Mine, Haultain Town, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Ontario, Canada
Description: This is a wonderful herringbone pattern dendritic silver coated in safflorite. This was an extremely high grade silver mine producing 6.5 Moz of Ag from 1917-1931 alone! The mine was subsequently rehabbed and partially operated for a brief period in the 1980’s. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-5830.html) This is a superbly aesthetic example of the extremely high grade material that was recovered from this mine. Ex. Kay Robertson Collection.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
Size: 5.5x2.5x2.2cm
Mineral: Safflorite on Dendritic Silver
Locality: Castle Mine, Haultain Town, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Ontario, Canada
Description: This is a wonderful herringbone pattern dendritic silver coated in safflorite. This was an extremely high grade silver mine producing 6.5 Moz of Ag from 1917-1931 alone! The mine was subsequently rehabbed and partially operated for a brief period in the 1980’s. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-5830.html) This is a superbly aesthetic example of the extremely high grade material that was recovered from this mine. Ex. Kay Robertson Collection.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
