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