Pearceite, Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Hexagonal crystals of pearceite with silver. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Silver, Acanthite

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

A tremendous specimen of Native Wire Silver on massive Acanthite!This was one of only two specimens that appeared at the Denver Mineral Show and I grabbed itimmediately. The story behind this 10 cm tall wire-rope is pretty amazing but from what I understand,a small find of wire Silver was found in the late 1970's at the Dukat mine which is ...

© Kevin Ward & exceptionalminerals.com

Helvine, Rhodonite, Quartz, Calcite (Var: Manganese-bearing Calcite)

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Triangular section of yellow tetrahedron of Helvite in pink Rhodonite matrix. Associating minerals are grey Quartz and white Manganoan Calcite. Polished plate. FOV is ~2x2 cm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Rhodonite, Helvine

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Light pink Rhodonite in brecciated ore from Dukat mine. Associated minerals are yellow Helvite (arrowed), quartz, adularia, johansenite, Mn-calcite and sulphide complex - sphalerite, galena, acanthite, pyrite, alabandite. Specimen size is 10x8.5x1.5 cm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Lots of curls in this 9.5 cm long silver specimen. Specimen is all silver with no matrix. David Johnson Collection.

Silver, Gold

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Aggregate of wires of native Silver covered by thin film of native Gold. Width of the specimen 2 cm. Presumable was collected in later 70th. Witch collection and photo.

© Witch

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg

Silver

Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Native Silver, from Ducat Mine, Ducat ore field, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia.

© Lopatkin Oleg