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Gold & Tetradymite

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Description
Locality: 
Fluvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5 × 3.7 cm
Weight: 
83.00gr
Description

An antique specimen with two old labels: one from the Hauk collection and the other from Lehigh University.  The quartz matrix has an area of silvery grey tetradymite and the gold is in specs in two primary areas and blubs in other areas.  Rare material from an uncommon location.  My only piece.

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Previous labels supplied (not photographed)
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Tetradymite

Formula: 
Bi2Te2S
Strunz: 
2.DC.05
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Župkov, Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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