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Gold With Limonite

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Gold With Limonite

Ex Dr. W. Schwartz, Bonn, Germany, ex J.-A. Boussinggault
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Description
Locality: 
Remedios Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
32.00gr
Description

A piece of limonite (french "oxyde de fer") matrix hosting a portion of remaining pyrite in the core, sprinkled with numerous gold flakes.

Comes with Dr. W. Schwartz label and antique label from a french collection - because of the indication on the Dr. Schwartz label very probably Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (Feb 2 1801 – May 11 1887).
A french chemist who was in touch with well-known scientist Alexander von Humboldt and undertook extensive scientific trips to south america.

An interesting historic sample!

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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