Native (naturally occurring) silver (wirelike) attached to a quartz substrate. The usual silvery shine of the silver has corroded to a dull grey because of prolonged exposure to the elements. Sample height is 65 mm and provenance is Kongsberg in Norway.

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Keywords: -, corroded, corrosion, curly, earth, elements, exposure, geological, geology, habit, kongsberg, mineral, native, natural, norway, quartz, sciences, silver, substrate, wire, wirelike