Gold with Sphalerite, Galena, Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
1422012
location:
Richardson gold stope, level 1, Brooklyn mine, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
description:
Tiny but bright crystalline native gold on a matrix with lustrous crystallized sphalerite. Galena and rhodochrosite are present as well. A neat locality example for the species. Very several previous labels come with the specimen as shown at the end of the video. One of these dates the piece to 1978.
Size: 3.3 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm (miniature)
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