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Gold on Sphalerite and Galena from Schneeberg District, Erzgerbirge, Saxony, Germany

 
Gold on Sphalerite and Galena from Schneeberg District, Erzgerbirge, Saxony, Germany

Gold on Sphalerite and Galena from Schneeberg District, Erzgerbirge, Saxony, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 33604
Mineral:Gold on Sphalerite and Galena
Locality:Schneeberg District, Erzgerbirge, Saxony, Germany
Description:Yellow metallic gold scattered throughout the dark sphalerite and gray metallic matrix. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #005; Purchased by Dr. Rorer while in Verdun, France in 1951
Overall Size:5.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:.5-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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