Polybasite: Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada.(CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE)

Rocks & Minerals | January 1, 2006| | Copyright

The ruby silvers are certainly some of the most collectible of all mineral species, and the two most familiar ruby silvers, proustite and pyrargyrite, have been covered previously in this column (Cook 1996, 2002). Another species typically included in this rather informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that is rare as fine specimens. Although the most familiar polybasite localities are in Mexico, exceptionally fine specimens associated with well-crystallized stephanite have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. ...

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