Silver
Gallery Location
Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures
Geography: Place Collected
North America, Canada, Ontario, Thunder Bay, Silver Islet, Silver Islet Mine
Dimensions
11.5 x 14 x 11 cm
Object number
ROMES2111
Credit Line
Gift of Trethewey, R.J. Esq.
Department
Natural History: Minerals & Gems
Description
This spectacular specimen of wire silver is probably the best sample that survives from the Silver Islet mine, Lake Superior. The mine was always in danger of being inundated by the storms of Lake Superior as the island was only a metre or two above the lake level and 100 metres across at the widest point.
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