| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Gold in Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46981 |
| Mineral: | Gold in Quartz |
| Locality: | El Dorado County, California |
| Description: | Large mass of yellow-metallic native gold in milky quartz. It appears that the quartz was partly dissolved to expose the gold. An unidentified silver-metallic mineral is mixed with the gold, possibly arsenopyrite. |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | micro |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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