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Gold on Bornite and Pyrite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Gold on Bornite and Pyrite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

Gold on Bornite and Pyrite from Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 21769
Mineral:Gold on Bornite and Pyrite
Locality:Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Small 1-2 mm bornite-coated pyrite crystals in shallow vugs in sulfide matrix. Two spongy masses of gold 1 mm across are nestled in the vugs. Originally purchased in 1975 from D. New. ex. J. Cilen #3175
Overall Size:25x23x12 mm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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