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Native Gold

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Native Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Roşia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Very good native gold with minor pyrite in quartz matrix. Classic specimen coming from the old gold mines at Rosia Montana, which were also used by the romans in the past, but are still under exploitation. 

Beautiful!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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