Gold on
quartz
Origin: Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (top), 1.7 x 1 x 0.3 cm (2nd row), 1.7 x 1.2 x
0.2 cm (3rd row), 2.3 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (4th row), 2 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm (5th/6th
row), 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm (bottom)
Origin: Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, Southwest U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.9 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm
This specimen of
quartz
has been etched to reveal abundant gold with filigree habit.
Origin: El Oro Province, Ecuador, South America
Sample size: 4.6 x 3.2 x 3 cm
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