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Cosalite & Gold

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Cosalite & Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine, Wells, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 3.4 × 3.3 cm
Description

Metallic acicular cosalite crystals with native gold in quartz matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cosalite

Formula: 
Pb2Bi2S5
Strunz: 
2.JB.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Cosalá Mine, Cosalá, Mun. de Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico

Gold

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