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Keystoneite & Native Gold

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Keystoneite & Native Gold

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Description
Locality: 
McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Tuolomne County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Native gold with yellow green keystoneite and hessite in quartz matrix. 

Rare mineral. 

Analysed. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Keystoneite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Fe,Mn)3Te3O9·5H2O
Strunz: 
4.JM.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Keystone Mine, Magnolia District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

Gold

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