Dyscrasite

specimen number:
9302394

location:
St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany

description:
Rich metallic crystalline and massive dyscrasite throughout a massive calcite matrix. The specimen comes with an antique label as shown at the end of the video.

St. Andreasberg, located in Braunlage, Goslar district, Lower Saxony, Germany, is a famous historic mining district in the Harz Mountains known for its hydrothermal vein deposits rich in silver, lead, copper, and arsenic minerals. Silver mining in the area began around the early 16th century and continued for hundreds of years, making it one of the most prominent mining centers in the Harz region. Today, the town is celebrated by mineral collectors and historians worldwide for producing exceptional specimens of calcite, pyrargyrite, dyscrasite, and various other rare silver species, with several historical mines preserved as underground museums.

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