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VIRGINIA CITY, NV GOLD!! Crystalline Gold in Quartz from the Flowery Lode-- a sub-fault zone off the main Comstock Vein. Very scarce VG specimen from this famous, historic  mining district.  Gold is brite and shows a coppery hue, locked up in a cocks-comb Quartz crystal vug. Not housed in a box...too big!!

CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!! A nice , big chunk of white Quartz with buttery yellow crystalline Gold just oozing through the rock. Brightly lustered Gold shows as leaves, grains, and irregular shapes.  I believe this is an actual vein segment that was 3 cm. thick  A specific gravity determination indicates 13.17 GRAMS of contained Gold. Was found in the Harvard Mine. Too big for any display box I have. 

IDAHO GOLD!!! A Wonderous and SPECTACULAR crystallized  wire Gold specimen from the famous Belshazzer Mine. The Gold occurs as a nest of distinct, thick, ropey, entangled wires enclosing several euhedral Quartz crystals. Gold shows brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color. Occasional Octahedral crystal terminations on ends of wires. Remarkably sturdy!!!!!   A true Museum piece!!!!

IDAHO GOLD!!! An interesting crystallized  Gold specimen from the famous Belshazzer Mine. The Gold occurs as a nest of thick, ropey, entangled wires enclosing several euhedral Quartz crystals. Gold shows soft, velvety luster and a brassy-yellow color.

Intricate and exquisite crystallized Gold. Small, but beautiful crystallized, dendritic Gold. A wonderful micromount. Brite luster, nice color.  Very scarce specimen. Comes from an obscure location.

A small specimen  of crystalline Gold showing very bright luster and a lively brassy-yellow color, hosted in white Quartz. . Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

Crystalline Gold . An interesting specimen of brecciated Quartz with mossy-like arborescent Gold. Shows an orange hue and a nice bright luster. Found using  a Goldbug2 metal detector in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.  Housed in a 2" X 2" perky box.  

Crystalline Gold.!!!    Bright luster...deep buttery-yellow color. Clean..no matrix. Was found within a deep red hematite matrix.   A few crystal faces weakly developed

A nice cabinet specimen of disseminated Gold leaf in weakly Amesthestine Quartz. Gold occurs as sparkling..brilliantly lustered leaves, blebs, blades in  crystallized Quartz vein material that shows a weak, but distinct, purplish Amethest color. A specific gravity determination indicates 47.2 grains of contained Gold. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector in the Krum Hills. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. If it interferes with your asthetics simply  remove by a soak in rubbing alchohol.   Housed in a 2" X 2" perky box.

A small specimen of  Gold leaf on Quartz. Gold occurs as sparkling..brilliantly lustered leaves. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

A small specimen of disseminated Gold leaf in weakly Amesthestine radiating Quartz. Gold occurs as sparkling..brilliantly lustered leaves, blebs, blades in  crystallized Quartz vein material that shows a weak, but distinct, purplish Amethest color. A specific gravity determination indicates 21.3 grains of contained Gold. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector in the Krum Hills. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. If it interferes with your asthetics simply  remove by a soak in rubbing alchohol.  

A small crystalline Gold specimen on brecciated Quartz. Gold show a spongy, mossy form with  brite luster and a lemmony-yellow color.  Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp, using a Goldbug2 metal detector.

A splendid specimen of disseminated Gold leaf in weakly Amesthestine Quartz. Gold occurs as sparkling..brilliantly lusterd leaves, blebs, blades in a crystallized Quartz vein material that shows a weak, but distinct, purplish Amethest color. A specific gravity determination indicates 38.7 grains of contained Gold. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector in the Krum Hills. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. If it interferes with your asthetics simply  remove by a soak in rubbing alchohol.   Housed in a 2" X 2" perky box.

A small specimen of crystalline Gold on White Quartz. Gold shows very brite luster and a lemmony-yellow color. Found using a GoldBug2 detector in an old, historic, Nevada Gold Camp.

Unique!!!!!  Crystalline Gold.  Gold exhibits a mossy-like, honey-comb like form as well as minor blebs, leaves and blades. Shows very bright luster and a lemony-yellow hue.  Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp. Partially housed in a 2" X 2" clear, hinged "Perky Box".

Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as rosetta-like  leaves, flakes, and ribbons. Some of the Gold is brite and reflective and exhibits a nice orangish-yellow color, some less reflective.   Was found occurring as a concretion, and when broken open the resulting specimen was revealed.  Housed in a 2" X 2" perky box. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as leaves, flakes, and ribbons. Gold is very brite and reflective and exhibits a nice lemmony-yellow color. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. To remove soak in rubbing alchohol. Found using a Goldbug 2 metal detector in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp .

Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as a dense accumulation of leaves, flakes, and ribbons. Gold is very brite and reflective and exhibits a nice brassy-yellow color. There is a slight suggestion of dendritic crystalline growth. The blue-gray mineral is probably a Silver sulfide such as Acinthite. Technically this is a naturally occuring alloy of 60% Gold and 40% Silver called Electrum. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. To remove soak in rubbing alchohol.  These pieces have NOT been etched with HF acid as small druzzy Quartz crystals show full luster.  A specific gravity determination indicates 84.2 grains of Electrum.  Specimen is housed in a 2" X 2" perky box. Piece is part of an old collection. 

A small specimen of Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as a very dense accumulation of leaves and flakes, and ribbons.  Gold is very brite and reflective and exhibits a nice brassy-yellow color. Technically this is a naturally occuring alloy of 60% Gold and 40% Silver called Electrum. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. To remove soak in rubbing alchohol.  A specific gravity determination indicates 33 grains of Electrum. This specimen was purchased from an old collection. It was said they came from the Mazuma Hills Mine.

A MAGNIFICENT Specimen of Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as a dense accumulation of leaves, flakes, and ribbons. Gold is very brite and reflective and exhibits a nice brassy-yellow color. There is a strong suggestion of dendritic crystalline growth. The blue-gray very fine-grained mineral is probably a silver sulfide..like Acinthite.  Technically this is a naturally occuring alloy of 60% Gold and 40% Silver called Electrum. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. To remove soak in rubbing alchohol.  A specific gravity determination indicates 23.22 Grams of Electrum.  Specimen is partially housed in a 2" X 2" perky box..too big for my boxes.  Piece is part of an old collection. It was said to come from the Mazuma Hills Mine. If true it would be one of the finest ever to be still in existance.

Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as a dense accumulation of leaves and flakes.  Gold is very brite and reflective and exhibits a nice brassy-yellow color. Technically this is a naturally occuring alloy of 60% Gold and 40% Silver called Electrum. Treated with Mineral Oil to show contrast with Gold and matrix. To remove soak in rubbing alchohol.  A specific gravity determination indicates 38.5 grains of Electrum. This specimen was purchased from an old collection.

CALIFORNIA  GOLD!!!     A lovely and impressive Gold specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Deep, yellow colored, brilliant lustered, large leaf Gold set on white Quartz.  From an old collection, found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. Housed in a 2" X 2" box. Nice robust and sound specimen, not etched with HF, Quartz is lively and lusterous.

Round Mountain Leaf Gold.  Beautiful specimen of a mass of compressed Gold leaves. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a buttery-yellow color. This is early production Round Mountain specimen Gold. Moderate TRIGON development. Shows a trace of white clay. Weighs .17 ounce.

Round Mountain Leaf Gold.  Beautiful specimen of a mass of compressed Gold leaves. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a buttery-yellow color. This is early production Round Mountain specimen Gold. Strong TRIGON development. Shows a trace of FeOxs and white clay. Weighs .11 ounce.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

Nice specimen..shows a velvety luster and an orangish tinge. Has  few % Quartz/Feldspar matrix remaining.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

Nice specimen..shows vibrant and lively luster and an orangish tinge. Has approximately 10 % crystals of Petzite, no Quartz/Feldspar matrix.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

Small, nugget-like specimen..shows brilliant luster and an orangish tinge. Has a few % pseudo-cubic crystal of Petzite, and Quartz/Feldspar.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

Gorgeous specimen..shows brite luster and an orangish irredescence. Has nice, large, pseudo-cubic crystals of Petzite, and approximately 10% Quartz/Feldspar.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

Nice specimen..shows a velvety luster and an orangish tinge. Has one nice pseudo-cubic crystal of Petzite.

Wonderful Specimen Gold from the famous Carson Hill Mines, Calaveras County, California.  Lode Gold was discovered in 1850 where extremely rich Gold ore was blasted from near surface Quartz veins ..principally from the Morgan mine. The early miners then simply picked up the rich Gold fragments.  Open pit mining from the 1980s to 1991 attempted to mine the deposit by consolidating the various deposits. These early specimens contained rich Telluride minerals with the Gold- principally Hessite and Petzite. I believe these specimens contain Petzite a AU/AG Telluride mineral which resembles Galena. Later attempts were made, to  crush the waste dumps and market the material to the California Department of Highways(CALTRAN)  nugget traps were installed on the gravel sorting circuits and these specimens were  recovered as a result.

A beautiful specimen showing a coppery irredescence. Contains approximately 10% Petzite and white Feldspar/Quartz.

A small specimen of crystalline Gold in a bed of Quartz crystals. Gold is brite and pale yellow. Found in an obscure location using a metal detector.

Crystalline Gold in Quartz with Galena. Gold shows brite luster and a pale lemmony -yellow color. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp, using a Goldbug2  detector.

Crystalline Gold in Quartz.  Small specimen with brite, orangish colored Gold.

A small specimen of crystalline Gold in Quartz. Gold exhibits bright luster and a pale, brassy color.

A small specimen of crystalline Gold in Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster and a pale, lemmony-yellow color. Gold appears semi-crystallized.

Brilliant luster, pale, lemmony-yellow Gold specimen. Shows honey comb structure and leaf.

A nice crystalline Gold specimen showing brilliant luster, and a pale, lemmony-yellow color. Gold occurs as leaves and honey comb-like forms.

Crystallized Gold from the Jumbo Mine. Gold shows an orange hue and has nice luster. Somewhat dendritic, in form.

Crystalline Gold from Washiki.  An obscure location.  Nice lemmony-yelow colored Gold with brilliant luster. Gold occurs as irregular, fracture in-fillings as inter-connected blades, and arborescent forms.