Native Silver Michigan, USA "An arborescent cluster of...
Native Silver Michigan, USA "An arborescent cluster of silver crystals of about 4.5 inches in diameter. I traded this specimen from the George Vaux collection at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia when Harold Arndt was still curator." - Rock H. Currier God only knows what Rock traded to Bryn Mawr in order to get this, but there was either: a lot of it, a hell of a specimen of it, or both. As most collectors over the neophyte level know, Native Silver crystals don't grow on trees. They don't even grow in most Silver mines. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of the few places that they do occasionally appear, although never in large quantities. Big ones, (Yes, this is a BIG one) are eagerly sought after. We don't know what George Vaux had to give for this one, but you can bet it didn't come cheap even back in his day. Aesthetically, this "wave" of Native Silver crystals is as good as it gets. There is a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.2 inches (12.0 x 9.0 x 3.0 cm) Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #3351, acquired 1977] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Native Silver Michigan, USA "An arborescent cluster of silver crystals of about 4.5 inches in diameter. I traded this specimen from the George Vaux collection at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia when Harold Arndt was still curator." - Rock H. Currier God only knows what Rock traded to Bryn Mawr in order to get this, but there was either: a lot of it, a hell of a specimen of it, or both. As most collectors over the neophyte level know, Native Silver crystals don't grow on trees. They don't even grow in most Silver mines. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of the few places that they do occasionally appear, although never in large quantities. Big ones, (Yes, this is a BIG one) are eagerly sought after. We don't know what George Vaux had to give for this one, but you can bet it didn't come cheap even back in his day. Aesthetically, this "wave" of Native Silver crystals is as good as it gets. There is a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.2 inches (12.0 x 9.0 x 3.0 cm) Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #3351, acquired 1977] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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