{"product_id":"fund-raiser-mineral-native-silver-very-rare-locality-new-mexico-84-gram-specimen","title":"FUND RAISER - MINERAL NATIVE SILVER Very Rare Locality New Mexico 84 gram Specimen","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eNATIVE SILVER - ALHAMBRA MINE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrant County, New Mexico\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBullard Peak Mining District\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSome of the rarest Native Silver Specimens that have been recovered in the USA have come from the Alhambra Mine in Grant County, NM. The Silver is found in blebs, flakes, plates, dendrites and in skeletal crystals in the matrix. The mine has been closed for over 50 years, flooded and impassable. However, every so often, an old time stash of Alhambra Silver becomes available.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWEIGHT   84 grams    ~ 3  inches by 1 3\/4 inches by 1\/2 inch (approximate)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOne side of the specimen has been coated with epoxy and one side is natural.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"title\" data-reader-unique-id=\"titleElement\"\u003eAlhambra Silver Mine Near Tyrone, New Mexico\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"description\" data-reader-unique-id=\"0\"\u003eThe Alhambra Silver Mine is located near Tyrone, New Mexico, within the Black Hawk Mining District, which is now part of the Gila National Forest. This mine was initially discovered in the year 1881. Operating as both a surface and underground mining operation, it began production in the same year, although the overall output was relatively small. The mine consists of underground workings, with a single known shaft. The maximum depth of these underground workings is 128 meters (420 feet), and they extend 610 meters (2,000 feet) in length. The ore extracted from the Alhambra Silver Mine mainly consists of galena, nickel skutterudite, and argentite, while the waste material primarily consists of siderite, dolomite, and quartz. The ore body takes a pinch and swell form, which means it has alternating sections of narrower and wider dimensions. Specifically, it is described as being 15.24 meters (50.00 feet) long, 9.14 meters (29.99 feet) wide, and 0.91 meters (2.99 feet) thick. The rock associated with this area is monzonite, which originated during the Pliocene epoch, approximately 5.33 to 2.58 million years ago. The surrounding area is characterized by the Mexican Highland of the Intermontane Plateaus, which influences the geomorphology of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VOYAGE BOTANICA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52659912606007,"sku":null,"price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/2698\/files\/s-l1600_763dd9c0-8923-473b-88ad-69ca777e86fa.jpg?v=1783998200","url":"https:\/\/www.voyagebotanica.net\/products\/fund-raiser-mineral-native-silver-very-rare-locality-new-mexico-84-gram-specimen","provider":"VOYAGE BOTANICA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}