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Gold Coloradoite & Krennerite

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Gold Coloradoite & Krennerite

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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

An excellent ore specimen from the Bessie G Mine.   This specimen features brassy coloradoite and silvery krennerite rimmed with native gold and micro gold ram's horns.   A few tiny coloradoite crystals can be found under magnification.

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

Krennerite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)Te2
Strunz: 
2.EA.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

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