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Goldfieldite & Native Gold

EDS confirmed no 729c

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Description
Locality: 
Wendy Pit, Tambo Mine, El Indio, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Yellow metallic native gold with black goldfieldite in quartz and minor mackayite from the Wendy pite. SEM-EDS analysed no 729c. Analysis in the analysis section. 

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Goldfieldite & Native Gold
Analysis Report - only: Goldfieldite & Native Gold