MetalSilver
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This is an educational topic for silver, my second love after god and my wife. I thought it would be good that everyone would try to add his bit to this topic and make it a Gold mine of information! Oops sorry; a SILVER mine!!
Source: http://geology.com/minerals/silver.html
Did You Know? Most of the world's silver is produced as a by-product of lead mining. The mineral galena (shown above) is a combination of lead and sulfur. However, a small amount of silver usually substitutes for lead in the mineral's crystal structure. At many galena mines, enough silver can be present in the galena that the value of the silver greatly exceeds the value of the lead that is mined. The financial reality of this is that the supply of silver is more dependent upon the amount of lead that is being mined than the price of silver. Specimen and photo by Arkenstone /www.iRocks.com.
Source: http://geology.com/articles/uses-of-silver/ geology
A stream-rounded nugget of silver and copper found in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Specimen is approximately 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 centimeters in size. Specimen and photo by Arkenstone / www.iRocks.com.
Source: http://geology.com/minerals/silver.html
Did You Know? Most of the world's silver is produced as a by-product of lead mining. The mineral galena (shown above) is a combination of lead and sulfur. However, a small amount of silver usually substitutes for lead in the mineral's crystal structure. At many galena mines, enough silver can be present in the galena that the value of the silver greatly exceeds the value of the lead that is mined. The financial reality of this is that the supply of silver is more dependent upon the amount of lead that is being mined than the price of silver. Specimen and photo by Arkenstone /www.iRocks.com.
Source: http://geology.com/articles/uses-of-silver/ geology
A stream-rounded nugget of silver and copper found in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Specimen is approximately 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 centimeters in size. Specimen and photo by Arkenstone / www.iRocks.com.