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Gold & Calaverite

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Description
Locality: 
Emperor Mine, Viti Levu, Fiji
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

This is a fantastic gold specimen from the famous Emperor Gold Mine on the island of Fiji.

Gold from this mine is very hard to come by and this is a fabulous specimen.

Bright golden crystallized gold wires all over the surface with minor grey metallic calaverite.

A beautiful and rare specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Calaverite

Formula: 
AuTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA