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Goldfieldite & Native Gold

EDS conf specimen no 20-03-13-pitt15

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Description
Locality: 
Pittsburg-Liberty Mine, New York Hill, Masonic District, Mono County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 0.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

EDS conf specimen no 20-03-13-pitt15 hosting dark metallic goldfieldite, Te dominanter member of the tetrahedrite-tennantite group, with sparkling yellow native gold in matrix.

Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goldfieldite

Formula: 
Cu10Te4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA

Gold

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