Gold
Venezuela - South America
Au
Description
Light yellow crystals in the shape of a ram's horns, with quartz traces at the base. It is one of the finest wire gold specimens known.
Mina El Infierno, Santa Elena de Uairén, Gran Sabana
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)
4x5.5x12
Hardness (Mohs)
2.5
Density (G/cm3)
17.6
Publication
"Lapis Jg. 34, Nr. 10, Oct. 2009", "Mineralogical Record: Jan-Feb 2014", "Rocks & Minerals: Jul-Aug 2017"
