AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Gold |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 29288 |
Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Mystic Mine, north of Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona |
Description: | Spongy grouping of crystalline gold that was etched from quartz matrix. Looks beautiful under magnification - brilliant, metallic gold in convoluted shapes where it formed around quartz grains. In 2002 the mine was reclaimed as a gold course. |
Overall Size: | 11x6x3 mm |
Crystals: | .2 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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