| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Gold on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39857 |
| Mineral: | Gold on Quartz |
| Locality: | Running Lode Mine, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado |
| Description: | Complexly crystallized native gold exposed from brown-white quartz matrix. There are dendritic gold crystals and sheet crystals of gold, both with surfaces covered with gold microcrystals. The gold looks beautiful under magnification. |
| Overall Size: | 25x15x10 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 1.5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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