Gold
USA - North America
Au
Description
Nicknamed "The Bonsai". Bonsai-shaped cluster of lustrous, sharp-edged, complex shaped gold crystals on a piece of matrix.
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)
8x13x9
Hardness (Mohs)
2.5
Density (G/cm3)
17.6
Publication
"Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2007"
