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Locality: 
Porgera Mine, Mount Kare Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.1 × 0.4 cm
Description

This is an intricate, jewelry-like, complex gold crystal cluster from the famous but remote mines in the jungle of New Guinea. Old specimen, mined in the 80ties, is best quality, well developed also backside - undamaged floater. Gold from Papua New Guinea is an outstanding rarity, very hard to obtain

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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