Crystallized Gold on Quartz
Badger Mine (Prescott Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
This incredible gold specimen on quartz displays one of the most beautifully crystallized gold specimens we had to offer. Although the gold is displayed in specific areas on the quartz matrix it glistens in incredible high luster. The gold is so lustrous that under normal room light it still shines very sharply. The surface on the crystallized gold exhibit trigons which are perfect triangular indents that naturally formed when the gold slowly cooled under pressure. The gold is visible on both sides of the matrix and developed into a leaf crystals. This specimen is a great example of bright crystallized gold from this locality.
38 x 25 x 21 mm
22.25 grams