Gold, Sphalerite in Quartz v. Milky
Eureka mining district
collected by Leonso Rubio early 1980s
Mine: Sunnyside mine
County: Silverton area
Location: Silverton area
Dimensions: 1 7/8" x 7/8" x 3/4" [46 x 23 x 21mm], 22.0 grams
Mineral: Gold
Very rich miniature specimen with bright butter-yellow native gold and black sphalerite in white quartz. This piece has a small pocket lined with drusy clear quartz which contains distorted crystals of gold, cubo-octahedral galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and a rounded black crystal which may be petzite. Reference #539.
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