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Gold With Calaverite & Coloradoite

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Gold With Calaverite & Coloradoite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.4 × 3 cm
Weight: 
96.93gr
Description

A rare offering of Native Gold with Coloradoite and Calaverite from Kalgoorlie. This is a very rich specimen weighing 96.93 grams loaded with gold and Tellurides. These are almost impossible to acquire these days!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Calaverite

Formula: 
AuTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA

Coloradoite

Formula: 
HgTe
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Keystone Mine, Magnolia District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA