Gold
USA - North America
Au
Description
Very shiny, sharp-edged polyhedral crystals on a white quartz matrix; a well terminated quartz crystal is partially trapped in the gold block.
Mockingbird Mine, Mariposa County, California
Collection of origin
John Emmett (USA)
Probable extraction year
2006
Old English (Old Norse goll). Its chemical symbol comes from the Latin for gold, aurum.
Class
1 - Natives and Alloys / Natives
Dimensions (length x with x height in cm)
6.5x7.5x11
Hardness (Mohs)
2.5
Density (G/cm3)
17.6
