AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Gold |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 81567 |
Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California |
Description: | Uncommonly large formation of lustrous yellow-metallic native gold crystals (naturally occurring gold crystals) with no matrix. Several large gold crystal are visible in a recessed area. Note the rectangular impressions where the gold grew around quartz. Weight: 29.2 grams. Ex. Claude Huber Collection |
Overall Size: | 42x30x17 mm |
Crystals: | micro to 2.1 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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