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Gold (fine wire crystals) from Olinghouse Mine, 6030 bench, 813 pit, Washoe County, Nevada

 
Gold (fine wire crystals) from Olinghouse Mine, 6030 bench, 813 pit, Washoe County, Nevada

Gold (fine wire crystals) from Olinghouse Mine, 6030 bench, 813 pit, Washoe County, Nevada

Gold (fine wire crystals) from Olinghouse Mine, 6030 bench, 813 pit, Washoe County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 24059
Mineral:Gold (fine wire crystals)
Locality:Olinghouse Mine, 6030 bench, 813 pit, Washoe County, Nevada
Description:Many crystals of fine, wire gold in spongy patches on greenish matrix. The gold covers a broad area and is two cavities as freestanding patches of gold. The best specimen I have from this famous find - now exhausted and closed.
Overall Size:6.5x6x3 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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