Silver

specimen number:
8141045

location:
Endeavor mine (Elura mine), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia

description:

An incredible museum size specimen for this locality, elongated twinned crystal groupings of curving native silver measuring at least 9.0 cm in length coming off a thin matrix. In super condition. This likely collected in the 1980s.

The Endeavor Mine, located near Cobar in New South Wales, Australia, is a major underground mining operation that has produced zinc, lead, and silver from a large stratiform and vein type deposit. Mining began in the 1980s as part of the development of the Cobar Basin, a region known for its polymetallic mineralization hosted in sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The ore bodies formed through hydrothermal processes that concentrated metals in structurally controlled zones, and modern mining has followed these zones at depth using advanced underground methods. In addition to its economic importance, the Endeavor Mine is known among collectors for its native silver and silver rich specimens, which may occur as wires, dendritic forms, and crystalline aggregates with bright metallic luster. These specimens formed in zones of secondary enrichment and are valued for their quality and association with one of Australia's significant mining operations.

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