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Coloradoite & Native Gold

EDS conf. no lehr 03-13-lehr12

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Description
Locality: 
Bessie G Mine, La Plata District, La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

SEM EDS confirmed coloradoite with native gold no lehr 03-13-lehr12 from the Bessie G mine, Colorado, USA. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coloradoite

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

Gold

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