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Gold (spherical formations caused by roasting the ore) on Quartz from Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado

 
Gold (spherical formations caused by roasting the ore) on Quartz from Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado

Gold (spherical formations caused by roasting the ore) on Quartz from Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado

Gold (spherical formations caused by roasting the ore) on Quartz from Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 66243
Mineral:Gold (spherical formations caused by roasting the ore) on Quartz
Locality:Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Spherical formations of yellow-metallic gold on gray quartz caused by roasting the ore that was acquired from the assayer's office in Black Hawk, Colorado from a sample originally mined in Cripple Creek. Ex. D. Miller collection #723
Overall Size:5x3x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-1.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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