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Gold
- Mina Tecolotes
- Santa Bárbara
- Chihuahua
- Mexico
- 4.6 × 3.2 × 1.0 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Gold is a well known metal, also a naturally occurring native element, and an IMA approved mineral species. The word gold comes from either Dutch or Saxon, and is one of the earliest words in English.
This specimen consists of spongy native gold in quartz. A light etching of matrix provides a bit of relief for the enclosed gold; minor sphalerite and pyrite are also present.
Price: $300
Item code: MS1691
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