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Native Gold & Tourmaline

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Native Gold & Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Val d'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.3 × 2.8 cm
Description

Intesting combination of gold with black tourmaline on quartz. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7