Spinel Twin Gold Crystal
El Dorado County, California U.S.A.
 
The native gold grew into two branches forming a "v shape with smaller branching modified crystals on its sides of the two main branching crystals. This spinel twin gold crystal displays fibrous crystal habits on its sides with modified octahedral crystals. The native gold specimen is very lustrous with a high saturation of buttery yellow hue.
 
10.31 x 9 x 3.80 mm
0.41 gram
#41