Silver in Bornite, San Martin Mine, Sombrete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

$400.00

Size: 5.2x4.9x3.5 cm

Species: Silver in Bornite

Locality: San Martin Mine, Sombrete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

Description: A really neat specimen of native silver sticking out of bornite. In the 1990s a number of these were found. Ironically they were such high grade that the malleable sheets of native silver had the potential to damage machinery in the mineral processing circuit in particular when ball milling. Ex. Marty Houhoulis

ID: 24679

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Size: 5.2x4.9x3.5 cm

Species: Silver in Bornite

Locality: San Martin Mine, Sombrete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

Description: A really neat specimen of native silver sticking out of bornite. In the 1990s a number of these were found. Ironically they were such high grade that the malleable sheets of native silver had the potential to damage machinery in the mineral processing circuit in particular when ball milling. Ex. Marty Houhoulis

ID: 24679

Size: 5.2x4.9x3.5 cm

Species: Silver in Bornite

Locality: San Martin Mine, Sombrete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico

Description: A really neat specimen of native silver sticking out of bornite. In the 1990s a number of these were found. Ironically they were such high grade that the malleable sheets of native silver had the potential to damage machinery in the mineral processing circuit in particular when ball milling. Ex. Marty Houhoulis

ID: 24679

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