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Gold On Quartz

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Gold On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Red Top Mine, Hilltop, Lander County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.7 × 0.7 cm
Description

Bright shimmering crystalline gold leaf in quartz. The gold occurs as thin leaves, ribbons and blades which has been shot through the quartz matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White