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Gold Nagyágite & Magnetite

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Gold Nagyágite & Magnetite

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Description
Locality: 
Bømlo Mines, Lykling, Bømlo, Vestland, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm
Description

A rich example of native Gold with Nagyagite and Magnetite from a rarely offered locality in southern Norway.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Nagyágite

Formula: 
Pb5Au(Te,Sb)4S5-8
Strunz: 
2.HB.20a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black