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Gold Wires on Lead-Iron Matrix

Placer County, California

This incredible gold morphology is arguably the rarest forms of crystallized gold, wire gold. The gold wires are displayed as groups of clusters on a dark matrix which consists of a mixture of lead and iron naturally forming with the gold wires. The gold crystal morphology is very complex and upon closer examination we see many gold wire crystals overlapping and crisscrossing one another forming a mesh network of gold wire crystals. The gold wires are very high purity over 93% which is also unusual and very rarely seen high purity. On some of the gold wires a beautiful red-copper color toning is visible. This is a processwhen the iron releases some of its oxides and forms a atomic thickness red toning layer over the gold. This specimen is an incredibly unique and rare geological sample for the mineral collector or geological study.

17 x 15 x 7 mm 

1.96 grams

Gold Wires on Lead-Iron Matrix - Placer County, California

SKU: 267
$170.00 Regular Price
$161.50Sale Price

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