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Gold Pyrite & Quartz

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Gold Pyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Witwatersrand, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.2 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

Very unique specimen of metamorphized quartz conglomerate with rounded (!) Pyrite grains and visible native Gold from famous Witwatersrand goldfield area in South Africa. Very rich Gold ore. One side was polished.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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