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Native Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Tscharbach, Surselva, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.1 × 0.05 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A sample of beautiful granular alluvial gold from the mountain stream Tscharbach in the Surselva, Grisons, Switzerland. A locality from which placer gold is rarely offered. The biggest gold piece is 3 mm big. The diameter of the sample container is 1.1 cm.

Item No. 692/23

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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