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Description
Locality: 
Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
5.70gr
Description

White quartz is loaded with lustrous crystalline gold sheets. Gold is visible from all sides. A fine and rich classic Grass Valley gold specimen.

The Empire mine was a  former lode Au-As-Pb-Zn occurrence/mine. The first gold was discovered in 1850, the mine was closed in 1956 because it was no more profitable. Since 1974, it is a California State Historic Park with museum.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

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