Description
Here we have a superb Silver after Dyscrasite pseudomorph from the polymetallic ore deposit of Haje near Příbram in Czech Republic. Superb and very sharp pseudomorph Silver "needles" up to about 2,9 cm have replaced previous crystals of Dyscrasite. The Silver crystals, interspersed throughout the matrix, have survived remarkably well, with a contrastful association of Quartz (probably Chalcedony). The patina is flat and the colour a mottled gray and bronze. An excellent specimen, and classic old European pseudomorph style from this now defunct locality, which was among the pre-eminent silver mining regions of Europe for 400 years.