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Native Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.05 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Native Gold from the alluvial deposits of the river Saale around the town Rudolstadt in the federal state of Thuringia / Germany. There are lots of nice chunky pieces up to 1 mm. Some of the pieces show coatings of iron oxide. The diameter of the sample container is 1.1 cm.

Item No. 508/23

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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