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Gold

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Locality: 
Roşia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.4 × 0.7 cm
Description

The locality is known under three names in different languages. “Rosia Monatana” in Romania, “Verespatak” in hungarian and “Goldbach” in german language. The locality is one of the oldest and most important localities for the yellow metal in Europe – about 2000 years of mining history. Even Herodot told about gold from the locality. During the time of Maria Theresia it was the treasure-trove of the K&K monarchy. The particular specimen is developed as floater, well crystallized all around and ~3,9 gram in weight. Specimen in this dimension are very rare and hard to obtain. A beautiful sample.

Mineral Data
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Gold

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

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