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Gold Coloradoite & Calaverite

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Gold Coloradoite & Calaverite

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Description
Locality: 
Bessie G Mine, La Plata District, La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 1.1 cm
Description

gold patches on matrix with black coloradoite and grey calaverite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Coloradoite

Formula: 
HgTe
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Keystone Mine, Magnolia District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

Calaverite

Formula: 
AuTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA