Uytenbogaardtite with Native Silver Comstock Lode, Comstock District, Storey Co., Nevada 4.45cm x 3.76cm x 2.9cm

Description/Interesting Notes: An absolutely magnificent example of uytenbogaardtite, a rare silver-gold sulfide, and native silver from this famous historic locality!!! This specimen consists of a very rich showing of rare uytenbogaardtite, intergrown with a very rich showing of native silver!!! There is a small amount of quartz matrix and some stephanite in association as well!!! While the Comstock Lode was an extraordinarily rich find of silver, the overwhelming majority of that silver was recovered as silver-bearing mineral species rather than native silver!!! Examples of native silver from the Comstock Lode are quite rare!!! Additionally, this is a very rich showing of the rare gold-bearing species Uytenbogaardtite as well (this is one of the co-type localities for the species!)!!! The majority of the darkly colored material is massive uytenbogaardtite and the native silver is present as twin-white to silvery gray massive material richly distributed throughout!!! This is an extraordinary and significant specimen from this historic, 19th century locality!!! Specimens from this locality are quite scarce today, as very few specimens survived smelting in the fervent search for riches and the locality was effectively exausted by 1880!!! Nevada is known as "The Silver State" due to its rich silver-mining history and it all began in this famous district!!! This specimen retains an old label from Forrest Cureton as well!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!! Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!! STAY TUNED!!! MORE AUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A SPECIAL 5-DAY AUCTION, ENDING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17th!!! Also, stay tuned for our **SPECIAL HOLIDAY** auctions coming up next week that will end on Friday, November 25th, 2011!!!

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