Chinese Acanthite Specimens
This silver sulfide rarely forms nice crystals so the ones coming from the Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China are certainly exceptional. They form clusters between one and 8 cm in size sometimes with small silver wires attached. They are nothing short of ugly looking more like meteorites than crystal specimens when the crystals are crudely formed. When well formed they can create aesthetic displays worthy of note. The largest of these specimens can get very expensive. I saw a great number of these at Tucson that were in the many thousands of dollars in cost. In fact, most were. I tried to choose good specimens to post here that were excellent examples yet would not break the bank. Because I purchased hundreds of these I was able to work out a fair price on these expensive specimens. Price these on the other guy’s web sites and see what you find… few pieces, mostly at outrageous prices. There are examples here for all levels of collectors.
Also see Silver and Acanthite Specimen
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OKI-149 Acanthite Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. A very graceful/ artistic TN specimen which displays equally well from all sides. This acanthite is a large skeletal crystal on a branch of crystallized acanthite. It measures 3 cm high and has no visible points of attachment (is a floater). Above average luster for this locale. Excellent example in all respects. 200$
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OKI-180 Acanthite and Silver Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. In this example the acanthite crystals and silver wires are attached to and up high on a piece of gray matrix rock. The specimen measures 3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm and is very displayable. No damage. 120$
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OKI-181 Acanthite and Silver Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. Nice acanthite crystals and silver wires in combination with no damage or points of contact. A fine specimen measuring 3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm. Nice aesthetics. 130$
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OKI-182 Acanthite and Silver Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. A large long acanthite single crystal with minor riders is almost completely coated by silver wires on one side of specimen. Stands upright for display and measures 3.1 x 2 x 1.3 cm. Great TN! 150$
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OKI-083 Acanthite and Silver Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. I’ve owned probably 800 to 1,000 of these fine specimen and this beauty ranks in the top two or three. It measures 7 x 6 x 3.8 cm and is somewhat triangular in shape. The acanthite crystals are better than most from this locale being well formed and up to 1.5 cm each. There are many silvers in the form of beautiful, metallic, lustrous curls of wire to around .7 cm each. They are well anchored to the acanthite but stand up nice and high for inspection. This may seem like a lot of money for a specimen but check out the prices on these with other dealers…comparable specimens seem to be in the 3 to 5K range. No damage or problems with this one. Just a great price compared to everyone else. 880$
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OKE-076 Acanthite Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. This 4.5 cm grouping of crystals is composed of the finest of crystals almost like the Mexican acanthites of the past. They are tiny and form a somewhat “Y” shaped grouping. This example is damage free and showy for this species. A great value at 195$
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OKE-077 Acanthite Huang Tong Xiang Mine, Town of Lu Jiang, Anhui Prov., China. This 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm grouping of crystals is composed of the finest of crystals almost like the Mexican acanthites of the past. This specimen has larger crystals up to .7 cm. It is a damage free and showy piece for this species. Another great value at 195$
