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ex Marcus Lueg personal collection, ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
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Description
Locality: 
Agua Amarga, Vallenar, Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 2.8 × 1.6 cm
Weight: 
5.70gr
Description

Lustrous gold sheets on rhyolitic matrix. The specimen was originally from old Dr. Krantz stock, unfortunately there was no old label.

As the location is somehow obscure, I made some deeper investigations: Capote is an old mining area situated appr. 30 km NNE of Freirina village (between Huasco and Vallenar, Chile). It is not listed in mindat; in Google Earth, one can find some pictures of the abandoned mine unter the title "Capote, Mina abandonada". Some information (in spanish language) concerning Capote is available in the spanish wikipedia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

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