Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Silver
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Perky Box
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Origin Location |
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
Description |
A visually appealing specimen of pure elemental silver growing in elongated wires and flattened sprays on a quartz center. |
Luster |
Metallic |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
10.80 |
Dimensions |
3.33 cm * 3.01 cm * 1.78 cm |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Silver: Ag *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Quartz / Actinolite![Quartz / Actinolite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzActinolite_683_sm.jpg) Silver/Acanthite![Silver/Acanthite](/Files/Minerals/SilverAcanthite_438_sm.jpg) Arfvedsonite![Arfvedsonite](/Files/Minerals/Arfvedsonite_769_sm.jpg) Pyrolusite![Pyrolusite](/Files/Minerals/Pyrolusite_569_sm.jpg) Bixbyite/Topaz![Bixbyite/Topaz](/Files/Minerals/BixbyiteTopaz_92_sm.jpg) Quartz var. Amethyst![Quartz var. Amethyst](/Files/Minerals/QuartzvarAmethyst_451_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): copper
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Tools |
Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Silver (Wiki) Search Mindat: Silver Search Web Mineral DB: Silver Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Silver
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