This is a specimen of leaf gold with trace amounts of
quartz
attached to it.
Origin: Oriental Mine, Sierra County, California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.8 x 1 x 0.2 cm
Gold on
quartz
Origin: Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm (top), 1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm (2nd row), 1.8 x 1.1
x 0.15 cm (bottom)
Origin: Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm (left), 1.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 cm (right)
Origin: Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.8 x 1 x 0.2 cm (top), 2 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (bottom)
This specimen has a small amount of attached matrix with an abundance of
crystallized wire gold.
Origin: Olinghouse Mine, Washoe Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.8 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm
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