Crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony yellow color. Trace Quartz matrix remains.   Curious character.   Weighs .12 oz.

A small crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine area.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony- yellow color. This one is hosted in white Quartz matrix.   Curious character.  Weighs .04  oz.

LITTLE GEM!!     Famous California Mockingbird Mine specimen. Gorgeous crystallized Gold with spectacular, brilliant luster and rich, brassy-yellow color. No Quartz matrix remains.  Mirror panels on some of the elongated octahedral crystals. Very uncommon and collectable.

Wonderful, small, crystallized Gold leaf with spectacular, brilliant luster and rich, lemony-yellow color hosted in white Quartz matrix.  Trace dark mineral..?  Uncommon and collectable. Weighs .05 ounce.

Interesting, small, crystallized Gold specimen with brilliant luster and rich, buttery-yellow color.  Found at the Mockingbird Mine.  Approximately 65 % Quartz matrix, also shows euhedral Quartz crystals. Unusual, flattened, and rounded octahedral Gold crystals. 

Crystallized Gold leaf. Shows brilliant luster, and a brassy-yellow color. Curious texture, trace Quartz matrix remains. Odd specimen!

An intriguing, small, crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine in the French Gulch Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows bright luster and a pale lemony yellow color. Trace Quartz matrix.  Weighs  .09 oz

Crystallized Gold leaf. Shows brilliant luster, and a brassy-yellow color. Curious texture, trace Quartz matrix remains. Odd specimen!

Alluvial Gold

Pretty Gold piece from the Mother Lode. Lustrous, brassy-yellow Gold shot through fractures in white Quartz.  Approximately 60% by volume is Quartz. matrix. A specific gravity determination test shows 5.6 Grams contained Gold.   Weighs .22 oz

A splendid, small, crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine in the French Gulch Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a pale lemony yellow color. No Quartz matrix.

Crystalline Gold leaf.    Gold shows brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color. Interesting character. No  Quartz matrix.  Found in an old, obscure, California Gold camp. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector.

A splendid, crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine area in the French Gulch Mining District.  Crystalline Gold shows brilliant luster and a pale lemony-yellow color. Snow white Quartz matrix. Untreated with any acids, trace FeOxs. Piece is showy. A Specific gravity test determined approximately 11 Grams contained Gold.  Weighs  .57oz.

Lovely crystalline specimen reportedly from the Colorado Quartz Mine. From an old collection. Gold exhibits brilliant luster and an orangish color. Hosted in light gray Quartz. Gold appears to be a complex of inter-grown Gold leaves, and ribbons. Weighs .33 oz.

Exquisite!!     Famous California Mockingbird Mine specimen. Gorgeous crystallized Gold with spectacular, brilliant luster and rich, brassy-yellow color. Few % Quartz matrix. Mirror panels on octahedral crystals. Very uncommon and collectable. Weighs .06 ounce.

~HALF OUNCE GOLD!!

Alluvial Gold piece from the Mother Lode. Lustrous,  orangish Gold in off-white Quartz.  Approximately 30% by volume is Quartz matrix. Weighs .43 oz

A splendid, crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine in the French Gulch Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a pale lemony yellow color. No Quartz matrix. Piece is  showy. Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector. Weighs .04 oz.

DOGTOWN !!!  An interesting, small, crystalline Gold specimen from an obscure mine in the Coulterville, CA area.  A unique specimen of Californian Gold.  Orangish-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold. Shows fine, crystalline texture. These specimens are very difficult to obtain as these old mines and prospects have been closed before the 1940s. Weighs .40 oz.

A lovely Gold leaf specimen reported as from the famous Eagles Nest mine, Michigan Bluff Mining District, in Placer Co. California. The specimen exhibits brilliant luster, and buttery-yellow color.  The Gold forms brilliant, mirror-like, flattened octahedrons. Trace Quartz.

Crystalline Gold in Quartz specimen from the Downieville CA area,  reportedly from the Washington Mine.  Gold shows bright luster and a lemony-yellow color. Weighs .68 oz.

Mother Lode Gold!!

A small specimen of richly lustered, orange colored Gold.  Gold occurs within a fragment of a small 1 Cm. wide veinlett.  Gold exhibits brilliant luster and a rich brassy-yellow color. It appears to be fracture controlled.  Found at the Eastern Star Mine, a very obscure location, within the Mother Lode trend.

Alluvial Gold

Pretty Gold piece from the Mother Lode. Lustrous,  brassy-yellow Gold in white Quartz.  Approximately 40% by volume is Quartz. matrix. Weighs .17 oz

A small specimen of crystalline Gold found in the central Hualipai Mtns., AZ using a Goldbug2 metal detector. Gold occurs as irregular forms, that resulted from the crystal faces of etched out Quartz crystal matrix.  Gold shows brilliant luster and an orange color. Trace Quartz matrix remains.

Curious!!

A small, curious Gold leaf specimen showing strong dendritic crystal growth. Gold exhibits bright luster and an orangish tint. Found by a local prospector using a metal detector

NEW MEXICO GOLD!!

A small Crystallized Gold specimen from the North Homestake Mine.  Gold occurs as an interconnected dendritic-like network. Gold shows bright luster and an orangish-yellow color.  This mine was discovered in 1890 and apparently closed in 1930. First time I have ever had New Mexico Gold on this website.

An exquisite specimen from the famous De Maria mine, Michigan Bluff Mining District, in Placer Co. California. The piece shows buttery-yellow, crystallized, metallic native gold shot through translucent white, milky quartz. The gold runs though the quartz and is exposed throughout most of the specimen.   The Gold forms mirror-like, flattened octahedrons that show arborecent leaf development.  A museum quality specimen!!! Totally un-treated.

An awesome crystalline Gold specimen from the famous Sixteen to One Mine.  Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep, brassy yellow color, hosted by snow white Quartz matrix. Gold occupies minute fractures and occurs as inter-connected thin ribbons, leaves and semi-rounded blebs and grains. Piece is sturdy and showy. Found in Nevada Co. California.

MONSTER!! A specimen from the Seven Troughs Mining District. Gold occurs as deep, orangish-tinted blades, leaves, ribbons, blebs, and micro dendritic crystalline structures along tiny fractures. Matrix is a fine-grained quartz.  This piece represents a segment of a 1 3/4 inch Quartz vein.  From an old collection. A specific gravity determination indicates 1.53 ounces contained Gold.

A lovely, small, crystalline, Gold specimen from an old, historic, Nevada, Gold camp. Gold shows intricate, delicate, honeycomb-like form, where Gold has crystallized around previous Quartz crystals. Shows brilliant luster, and an orangish-yellow color. Trace Quartz matrix remains.

Crystallized leaf California Gold shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color. Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine. Specific gravity determination indicates 23 grains of contained Gold.

TRIGONS--TRIGONS !!!!   A splendid crystalline specimen of Nevada leaf Gold from April fools Hill . Lemony-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, thin, leaf Gold on Quartz  matrix.  The Gold leaf is covered with numerous tiny raised trigons. The Gold leaf is also shot through the rock in ragged small shards. Un-cleaned.

AUSTRALIAN GOLD

Gold specimen/Nugget showing rich, buttery-yellow color, and brilliant luster.  Interesting character. No Quartz matrix remains. Shows strong wear.

Weighs .10 oz.

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Small, crystalline Gold specimen in oxidized/weathered Sideroplesite.  Gold exhibits bright luster, and deep, yellow color. Gold is found in a dark green, matrix.  VERY UNCOMMON Specimen.

Crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony yellow color. Trace Quartz matrix.   Curious character,  looks like a Fleur de Lis.  Weighs .03  oz.

An EXQUISITE small specimen of Crystallized Gold.  Superb piece. Brilliant shimmering luster, and a pale, brassy-yellow color. Shows wonderful aesthetics of a cluster of fibrous Gold inter-woven in a complex pattern.  Gold is in a dendritic-like format with octohedral crystal terminations on branching modified wires and leaves.    A bit delicate..but sooo pretty. Very little of this material remains available.

Crystalline Gold from the Fairview Mine in the Seven Troughs Mining District. This piece has been cut using a Diamond saw. The Gold occurs as a band up to one centimeter wide in a translucent, chert-like Quartz. Very fine grained dendritic growth is seen. Gold shows very bright luster and a pale yellow color.

CURIOUS!!!

Columbia, CA GOLD!!   A small, crystalline Gold leaf specimen from the Hidden Treasure mine, Blewetts Point, Columbia Mining District.  Shows nice brilliant luster and a buttery-yellow color. Quartz matrix. Resembles  a Bonsai tree. Trace CuOxs staining.

California Gold!  Nice Crystallized Leaf Gold shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.  Some Albite feldspar with the Quartz. Trace Petzite? Not etched. Epoxy to stabilize blasted mine rock. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

 Crystalline Gold intimately associated with Arsenopyrite in Quartz from the Black Diamond mine  in Plumas Co. CA.  The Gold occurs as thin leaves and blades, and as crystal replacements of the actual Arsenopyrite. Gold shows brilliant luster and a rich buttery-yellow color.

LITTLE GEM!!

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Olinghouse mine, NV. Gold is crystallized into a myriad of wires, ribbons, and leaves, all interconnected.  Awesome dendritic crystal development observed with magnification. Spectacular, brilliant luster. Color shows as lemony-yellow.

A small specimen of Crystalline Gold from the Shoshone Range. Brilliant luster, bright, lemmony-yellow color, occurs as a miriad of small leaves and wires. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

Beautiful

 This is a specimen of crystalline Gold intimately associated with Arsenopyrite in Quartz from the Black Diamond mine  in Plumas Co. CA.  The Gold occurs as thin leaves and blades, and as crystal replacements of the actual Arsenopyrite. Gold shows brilliant luster and a rich buttery-yellow color.

A small, nugget-like specimen from the Bullion Mining District. Shows weak octahedral crystal habit, especially the top portion. Gold shows brilliant luster, and a buttery-yellow gold color. Trace Quartz matrix remains.  Found using a metal detector.

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE GOLD!!!  A splendid, Diamond cut slab of crystalline Gold from the Angels Camp mining district.   Honey-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold found as fracture filling in white Quartz.  Trace Feoxs also in fractures.

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Olinghouse mine, NV. Gold is crystallized into a myriad of wires, ribbons, and leaves, all interconnected.  Awesome dendritic crystal development observed with magnification, and even in normal viewing. Spectacular, brilliant luster. Color shows as lemony-yellow.  Hosted on  Calcite,  with the matrix being Greenstone.

A large, very fine specimen of crystallized Gold from the Golden Amethyst area. The majority of the Gold is hosted in a .5 Cm. Quartz veinlett in a brecciated Shale.  Brilliant lustered Gold occurs as very small, orangish-yellow  leaves, ribbons, and disseminated grains in a lovely, sparkly Quartz crystal rich veinlett.

UNIQUE  This is a specimen of Arsenopyrite with crystalline Gold in Quartz from the Black Diamond mine  in Plumas Co. CA.  The Gold occurs as thin leaves and blades, and as crystal replacements of the actual Arsenopyrite. Gold shows brilliant luster and a rich buttery-yellow color. A very interesting piece.

A  nugget-like Gold specimen showing rich, orangish-yellow color, and brilliant luster.    Approximately 25% Quartz matrix remains.

Weighs .14 oz.

BULLFROG GOLD

A small specimen of crystalline Gold hosted in green stained, brecciated and shattered Quartz. Brilliant lustered crystalline Gold exhibiting nice yellow color.  The specimen shows Malachite staining and fracture filling over most of the area where the Gold occurs. Very uncommon specimen. From an old collection, this probably came from the "Original Bullfrog Mine".

BULLFROG GOLD

Crystalline Gold hosted in green stained, brecciated and shattered Quartz. Brilliant lustered crystalline Gold exhibiting nice yellow color. Metal detector says more Gold inside. The specimen shows Malachite staining and fracture filling over most of the area where the Gold occurs. Very uncommon specimen. From an old collection, this probably came from the "Original Bullfrog Mine".

California Gold!  Nice Crystallized Leaf Gold shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.  Some Albite feldspar with the Quartz. Shows iron oxide staining. Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

A GORGEOUS Crystalline Gold specimen from the Kingman, AZ area. Gold exhibits brilliant sparkling luster and a buttery yellow color. Gold occurs as thick ropey-like strands in the white Quartz matrix.  Weighs 1.1 OZ

Crystalline Gold from the JUMBO MINE.  Gold shows nice  rich, orangish-yellow color and has bright luster. Gold occurs disseminated in a micro-dendritic pattern. Specimen has not been etched or treated. A specific gravity determination showed approximately 7.1 Grams Gold. 

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE GOLD!!!  A splendid, crystalline Gold specimen from the Angels Camp mining district.  A unique specimen of Californian Gold.  Honey-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold hosted by white Quartz. Trace dark gray Telluride mineral also on the specimen.  Piece found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. These specimens are very difficult to obtain as these mines have been closed before the 1940s.

Round Mountain Leaf Gold.  Beautiful specimen of a mass of compressed Gold leaves, and weakly formed cuboctahedral crystals. Brilliant, vibrant luster and a buttery-yellow color.  Minor trigon development on a few leaves. Shows a few % of white Quartz and Albite feldspar.   Weighs .56 ounce.

Small specimen of Crystallized Gold from the Golden Amethyst area. Gold is hosted in a fragmented 1 Cm. Quartz veinlett. Brilliant lustered Gold occurs as very small, orangish-yellow, leaves, ribbons, and disseminated grains in a sparkly Quartz crystal rich veinlett. Piece has been cut with a Diamond saw on two sides. Gold is visible on all faces.

NICE!!!!   A very fine specimen of wire Gold from the Golden Amethyst area. Gold is hosted in a .5 Cm. Quartz veinlett. Brilliant lustered Gold occurs as very small, orangish-yellow wires, leaves, ribbons, and disseminated grains in a lovely, sparkly Quartz crystal rich veinlett. Gold is visible on all faces.

Interesting, small, crystallized Gold specimen with bright luster and rich, buttery-yellow color.  Found at the Mockingbird Mine.  Approximately 25 % Quartz matrix.  Unusual, flattened, and rounded octahedral crystals. 

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Small, crystalline Gold specimen in Sideroplesite.  Gold exhibits bright luster, and deep, yellow color. Gold is found in a dark green, vitreous Quartz-like matrix.  VERY RARE Specimen  Weighs  .09 ounce.

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Small, crystalline Gold in Sideroplesite.  Gold exhibits bright luster, and deep, yellow color. Gold is found in a dark green, vitreous Quartz-like matrix.  VERY RARE Specimen  Weighs  .12 ounce.

An intriguing Gold specimen from the Olinghouse mine, NV. Gold is crystallized into wires, ribbons, and leaves, all interconnected. Spectacular brilliant luster. Exhibits a pale, lemony-yellow color. Hosted in white Calcite, and a Greenstone Matrix.