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Goldfieldite & Gold

Ex Hatfield Goudey - found in 1936
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Description
Locality: 
Goldfield District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm
Description

A rich coverage of sharp crystals and massive  goldfieldite with wires and crystals of native gold on matrix.

Collected 1936 from the 275 X stope in the Merger Mine.

Ex Hatfield Goudey collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goldfieldite

Formula: 
Cu10Te4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA

Gold

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

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