gold

Name:

gold

A photo of the mineral gold

Class:

Native Element

Chemistry:

Au

Color(s):

brass yellow, light yellow, metallic

Hardness:

2.5-3

SpecGrav:

15.6-19.3

Fracture:

Cleavage:

none

Crystal:

Isometric; octahedral, dodecahedral, cubic ...often distorted as nuggets

Envronment:

veins in hydrothermal deposits, and hydrothermal replacements

Association:

quartz, pyrite, sphalerite, magnetite, tourmaline

Locals:

Austria / Australia / South Africa / USSR / USA / Canada

Misc:

the name may be Anglo-Saxon, but the origin is unknown or uncertain.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Trinity Co., California
2.) Trinity Co., California
3.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea

4.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea
5.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea
6.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea

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Name:	gold
Class:	Native Element
Chemistry:	Au
Color(s):	brass yellow, light yellow, metallic
Hardness:	2.5-3	SpecGrav:	15.6-19.3
Fracture:		Cleavage:	none
Crystal:	Isometric; octahedral, dodecahedral, cubic ...often distorted as nuggets
Envronment:	veins in hydrothermal deposits, and hydrothermal replacements
Association:	quartz, pyrite, sphalerite, magnetite, tourmaline
Locals:	Austria / Australia / South Africa / USSR / USA / Canada
Misc:	the name may be Anglo-Saxon, but the origin is unknown or uncertain.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Trinity Co., California 2.) Trinity Co., California 3.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea		4.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea 5.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea 6.) CRA Mine, Mt. Kare, Papua, New Guinea

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