Silver Wires
Silver Wires from Chanarcillo District, in Atacama Desert, 50 km south of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile
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Description Many long wire-crystals of Silver in a twisted mass attached to dark matrix. This old locality was discovered in 1832 and abandoned by the late 1800s. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #010; Ex. Ward's.
Size 4.0 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Locality Chanarcillo District, in Atacama Desert, 50 km south of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile
Collection John Betts - Fine Minerals

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