Crystallized Gold
Oriental Mine, Alleghany, California
This highly lustrous crystal of native gold displays a complex and highly lustrous crystal habits on both sides of the specimen. The native gold crystal exhibits multi layer growth of stepped crystals that formed into plates of leaf crystals. In the middle of the specimen the native gold specimen has split into two forming a three dimensional leaf crystal surrounded by smaller leaf crystals. In some areas of this beautiful specimen triangular crystals called trigons formed on a very lustrous surface. Nearly ever section of the crystallized gold sparkles like a gem. This specimen is truly a spectacular example from the Oriental Mine in Sierra County California.
20 x 14 x 8 mm
1.88 grams