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Spectacular Silver Boulder TREASURES

STORY BY HELEN SERRAS-HERMAN
The beautiful, three-dimensional frilly surfaces and rustic-look textures of this silver boulder, appear similar to a weathered tree-bark.
HELEN SERRAS-HERMAN

An exhilarating new fi nd made in 2018 that represents the largest surviving group of native silver nuggets in the world continues to generate global interest and excitement.

Three huge silver boulders and an assortment of smaller specimens were discovered near Globe, Gila County, Arizona, during a careful search that lasted about two years. These enormous natural specimens of precious silver weigh 610 pounds collectively, or 8,896 troy ounces. The largest silver boulder weighed 417 pounds when it was unearthed, and now, after cleaning, tops 411 pounds.

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