Andrew Debnam's Photo Gallery

DNM-1GRSilver Ag , Quartz SiO₂

Beaver Mine, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 7.5 cm x 7 cm x 6.5 cm
Weight: 370 g

Herring bone Silver in Quartz. The crystalline Silver occurs in a vein of an iron rich clay mineral. This type of Silver crystal form is often referred to as a spinel twin. Their is a debate as to whether this a true spinel twin form . Collection of A.Debnam

LG3-G1TSilver Ag , Breithauptite NiSb , Nickeline NiAs , Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂

Savage Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 8 cm x 7 cm x 1 cm
Weight: 168 g

A saw cut slice of high grade arborescent Silver in Dolomite. Associated with Silver at bottom of the photo are the Nickel Aresenides Nickeline (bronze grains) and Breithauptite (pinkish bronze grains). Collected by A.Debnam

486-FHASilver Ag , Safflorite (Co,Ni,Fe)As₂

Siscoe Mine, Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 11 cm x 7.5 cm x .7 cm
Weight: 171.7 g

A dense rich pattern of herringbone Silver in Calcite. The Silver is encased-partially replaced by Safflorite. Collected by A.Debnam

UVG-DG3Silver Ag , Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂ , Erythrite Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O

Lawson Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 71 mm x 52 mm x 5 mm
Weight: 52 g

Silver with a very distinct grooved stretched pattern due to faulting. An excellent example of slickensides Pink staining from Erythrite. 7x5x.5cm 52 grams. Collected by A.Debnam

KW0-2QYSilver Ag , Rammelsbergite NiAs₂ , Nickeline NiAs

La Rose Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 2 cm
Weight: 1.2 kg

High grade Silver (white) swirled into Nickel aresenides -Rammelsbergite (grey) and a little Nickeline (bronze grains). Collected by A.Debnam 19.5x8.5x2 cm 1.2 kg. A saw cut section.

Opening to the ramp driven at the Hellens Eplett Mine

Hellens-Eplett Mine, Bucke Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

A ramp was driven at the Hellens Eplett Mine to intercept diamond drilling from the surface. The opening has been back filled Steel reinforcing bars and plates are visible in the rock outcropping around the ramp.

1LU-2VPSilver Ag

Hellens-Eplett Mine, Bucke Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 11 cm x 5 cm
Weight: 582 g

If you have ever been to Cobalt you may have noticed Diabase with phenocrysts aka Diabase Porphyry. It does not always contain Silver or Arsenide. This piece was found in Bucke Township. High grade Silver with associated Cobalt arsenide. Silver is present in the Diabase and Feldspar phenocrysts. 11.5x11x5cm 582 grams. Collected by A.Debnam

CRV-P56Sphalerite ZnS , Marcasite FeS₂

Flamboro Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 5 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm
Weight: 43 g

I have always enjoyed collecting in the southern Ontario quarries for the range of colours in Sphalerites. The golden orange colour of these crystals is one of my favourites. Crystals from 1mm to 4mm in size. Micro Marcasite's add some sparkle. On a Dolostone remnant of a Stromatolite fossil. Collected by A.Debnam

QJN-HC6Silver Ag , Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂

Hargrave Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 60 mm x 21 mm x 22 mm
Weight: 24 g

Hacky piece of Silver with small amount Dolomite. From a very high grade vein section as this is Silver without any arsenide. Collected by and in the collection of A.Debnam. 24 grams 6 cm.

GKE-9Q2Silver Ag , Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂

Hellens-Eplett Mine, Bucke Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 95 mm x 51 mm x 35 mm
Weight: 198 g

Very rich Silver in pink Dolomite. Thick hackly chunks of Silver run throughout the specimen. Most of the 198 gram mass contained in Silver. Collected by and in the collection of A.Debnam.