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Gold & Tetradymite

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Gold & Tetradymite

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Description
Locality: 
Haugesundsgangen, Lykling, Bømlo, Vestland, Norway
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 2.38 × 1.11 cm
Weight: 
4.00gr
Description

This is a good sample of gold and tetradymite (analysed by Joy Desor) in a quartz matrix from Norway. It consists of two individual fragments held together only by some gold.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Tetradymite

Formula: 
Bi2Te2S
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Župkov, Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia