{"product_id":"native-silver-17","title":"NATIVE SILVER","description":"An excellent specimen of natural wire Native Silver forming an elegant, closed loop on a characteristic white Calcite matrix from the Kongsberg silver mining area in Norway.  The specimen also shows other rich areas of intertwined Native Silver wires with a metallic pinkish and grey patina.  Mining in Kongsberg began in 1624 and continued uninterrupted for 334 years.  The thick wire loop is like the handle to a basket, lending an architectural grandeur to its aesthetic.  Other groups of wire twist and loop in and out of the Calcite matrix with even a rich zone of Native Silver through part of its base.  A most informative article may be found in The Mineralogical Record, Vol. 17, No. 1 (January-February 1986).  This is superb example of Kongsberg Native Silver.  Be it to add to your collection in general; form part of a element or Native Silver collection or a suite of Norwegian minerals, this will not disappoint.\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46545153163439,"sku":"CC18690","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC18690.png?v=1770374221","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.com\/products\/native-silver-17","provider":"Crystal Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}