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Gold & Calaverite & Krennerite & Coloradoite

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Gold & Calaverite & Krennerite & Coloradoite

ex Marcus Lueg personal collection, ex K. Gerl
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Description
Locality: 
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
217.00gr
Description

Specimen featuring traces of gold (pic 1) plus crystalline masses of golden yellow calaverite (pic 4), silvery metallic krennerite (pic 2) and brassy metallic coloradoite (pic 3) in a metamorphic schist with quartz - an interesting gold & tellurides combination specimen.

From an old collection, comes with copy of antique label.

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

Krennerite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)Te2
Strunz: 
2.EA.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

Coloradoite

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

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