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Description
Locality: 
Wau Mine, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.1 × 0.25 cm
Description

A well crystallized Gold leaf from Wau in Papua New Guinea.  This material was acquired from an old collector who obtained them from the locals back in the 90's.  This specimen has numerous trigons which have been flattened to varying degrees.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0