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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