BREITHAUPTITE on NATIVE SILVER

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This miniature is rich in the rare nickel-antimony alloy Breithauptite and fine wires of Native Silver is from the Gowganda area within the Cobalt-Gowganda Region of Timiskaming Di strict, Ontario, Canada. Breithauptite was named for Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), a professor at the in Freiburg who founded and developed the idea of paragenesis. The Breithauptite is a pinkish-mauve in contrast to the silver white of the micro-arborescent Native Silver, covering a milky white Quartz matrix. A magnificent example of Breithauptite with Native Silver from Gowganda area in Ontario. Show more