SLEEPER MINE SPECIMEN...Not many of these around. A very small slab, cut on one face with a diamond saw, showing the classic banded Bonanza grade Gold ore.  This mine was noted for the fine grained Electrum bands alternating with the fine grained, low-temperature Feldspar mineral - Adularia.  This was one of the richest, Bonanza Gold mines in Nevada. Still under reclamation.

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. White Quartz matrix.  Nice presentation!

MOTHER LODE--CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!     A spendid, small Gold leaf specimen from Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Deep, buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, leaf Gold hosted in white Quartz.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine.  These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

MOTHER LODE--CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!     A lovely, small Gold leaf specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Deep, buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, leaf Gold.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine.  Nice specimen. These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

HARVARD MINE  A small, crystallized Gold leaf specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Brassy-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, leaf Gold. Approximately 40% white Quartz, and Albite Feldspar matrix. Nice presentation. Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. This mine is currently a flooded open pit within the city limits of Jamestown.

MOTHER LODE GOLD

Crystalline Gold in gray-white Quartz matrix. Gold exhibits brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color. Several % dark grey silver mineral also present. (Petzite?)  Comes from the Hidden Treasure mine, Blewetts Point, Columbia Mining District.

California Gold! 

 A splendid Crystallized Leaf Gold specimen on white Quartz matrix.  Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.  Shows minor iron oxide staining. Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

California Gold!

A curious Gold specimen from the Michigan Bluff Mining District, in Placer Co. California. The piece shows buttery-yellow, crystallized, metallic native gold. The Gold forms mirror-like, thick, flattened octahedrons that show arborecent leaf development.  Trace Quartz matrix remains.

MOTHER LODE-CALIFORNIA  GOLD!!!   

  A lovely, small Gold leaf specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, arborescent Gold. Few % Quartz matrix remains.   From an old collection, found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine.  Nice specimen.  These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

MOTHER LODE GOLD

Crystalline Gold in white Quartz matrix. Gold exhibits brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color. Several % dark grey silver mineral also present. (Petzite?)  Comes from the Hidden Treasure mine, Blewetts Point, Columbia Mining District.

 Mother Lode-California Gold!

Impressive crystallized leaf Gold hosted in a matrix of white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.  Some Albite feldspar with the Quartz. Trace of  iron oxide staining. Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine which is now flooded and within the city limits of Jamestown.

HARVARD MINE  A small, crystalline Gold specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Brassy-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, arborescent Gold. Approximately 20% white Quartz matrix. Nice presentation. Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. This mine is currently a flooded open pit within the city limits of Jamestown.

MOTHER LODE GOLD!!  

Lovely, crystalline Gold in white Quartz from the famous 16 to 1 Mine.  The piece has been cut with a diamond saw.   The Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a rich, buttery-yellow color.  The Gold occurs as well distributed, irregular, spider web-like patterns in the vein material. These slabs are used by many jewelers to make "picture rock" jewelry pieces. Total weight is 15.7 Grams.

CALIFORNIA GOLD!!  

Beautiful crystalline Gold in white Quartz from the famous 16 to 1 Mine.  The piece has been cut with a diamond saw.   The Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a rich, deep buttery-yellow color.  The Gold occurs as well distributed, irregular, spider web-like patterns in the vein material. These slabs are used by many jewelers to make "picture rock" jewelry pieces. Total weight is 11 Grams.

Mother Lode Gold

A small, crystalline Gold specimen from the Hidden Treasure mine, Blewetts Point, Columbia Mining District.  Exhibits nice brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color.  Dark mineral is probably Petzite, or Calivarite  --- Gold Tellurides. Approximately 30% Quartz matrix.

A splendid, small, crystalline Gold specimen from the Washington Mine in the French Gulch Mining District.  Gold shows brilliant luster and a lemony yellow color. Approx. 10% Quartz matrix remains.

DOGTOWN !!! 

Crystalline Gold from the Dogtown Diggins, an obscure mine in the Coulterville, CA area.  Orangish-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold is hosted in a white, vuggy Quartz. This piece has been cut with a diamond saw to better show the Gold, These specimens are very difficult to obtain as these old mines and prospects have been closed before the 1940s.

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE GOLD!!! 

An exquisite crystalline Gold specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Deep, buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered Gold shot into snow white Quartz, also shows area of copper colored Gold.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. Nice robust and sound specimen.  These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

BODIE GOLD!!!! 

This small specimen is a banded Quartz/Adularia vein found in the old Treadwell-Yukon open test pit in the 1970s.  Gold occurs within a 1 cm. Quartz veinlett with grey Silver minerals. The Gold occurs as brightly lustered, tiny, disseminated blebs and grains along the streak. Rock has been cut with a Diamond saw to better view the mineralization.  No acids or reagents have been used, so the original oxidized colors are present...as found. Bodie is currently a California State Park and no collecting is allowed.

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE GOLD!!!     A lovely Gold leaf specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district.  Deep, buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, leaf Gold on white Quartz.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Olinghouse mine, NV. Gold is crystallized into a myriad of wires, ribbons, and leaves in Calcite.  Awesome dendritic crystal development observed in several small pockets using magnification. Spectacular, brilliant luster. Color shows as lemony-yellow. A nice, affordable Olinghouse specimen.

 California Mother Lode Gold!  

An exquisite, small, Crystallized Gold specimen shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.  Shows minor iron oxide staining. Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

MOTHER LODE GOLD!!!

A small, crystalline Gold specimen from the Hidden Treasure mine, Blewetts Point, Columbia Mining District.  Exhibits nice brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color.  Gold shows crystal-like faces which most likely is due to the Gold crystallizing intimately with existing Quartz crystals, thereby taking on the Quartz crystals faces as the Golds shapes.  Dark mineral is probably Petzite, a Gold Telluride. Approximately 30% Quartz matrix.

OBSCURE!!

Nice Crystallized Leaf Gold shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, brassy-yellow color. Not etched. Nice piece from the historic Mother Lode Gold camp of Hornitos , CA

 Splendid specimen of Gold from the Round Mountain mine. This small specimen exhibits brilliant luster and a pale champagne  gold color.  The specimen is composed of well developed Gold crystals, consisting of modified octahedrons, cubes, and cubo-octahedral crystals. Specimen Gold from the Round Mtn. Mine are no longer being sold to their employees, an earlier source for these wonderful crystallized pieces.

Wonderful, small, crystalline Gold with brilliant luster and rich, orangish-yellow color. Few % Quartz matrix. Excellent  specimen with flattened octahedral crystals.  Curious shape. Very uncommon and collectable.

Interesting, small, crystallized Gold specimen with a combination brilliant luster and some areas of soft luster. Shows rich, orangish-yellow color.  Gold occurs as modified arborescent leaves. Found at the Mockingbird Mine.  From an old collection. No Quartz matrix remains. 

MOTHER LODE-CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!     A small arborescent and Gold leaf specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in the Jamestown mining district. Brassy-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, Gold shot into white Quartz.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine. These specimens are very difficult to obtain as the mine has been closed, and flooded for over 75 years.

NEWFOUNDLAND GOLD!!

A small specimen of a very unique and un-common Gold specimen from the Nugget Pond Mine in Newfoundland, Canada. Gold occurs as a few modified leaves, wires  and ribbons in a veinlett composed of Calcite and Microcline. The Gold exhibits bright luster and a coppery-Gold color. The host rock is a black, fine grained Limestone with tiny Pyrite crystals. INTERESTING!!

NEWFOUNDLAND GOLD!!

A very unique and un-common Gold specimen from the Nugget Pond Mine in Newfoundland, Canada. Gold occurs as a 2 cm. long chain of modified leaves and ribbons in a 2 cm. veinlett composed of Calcite and Microcline. The Gold exhibits very bright luster and a coppery-Gold color. The host rock is a black, fine grained Limestone with tiny Pyrite crystals. INTERESTING!!

Lovely specimen of Gold from the Round Mountain mine. This small specimen exhibits brilliant luster and a pale champagne  gold color due to the natural alloy of 70% Au, and 30% Ag. The specimen is composed of moderately  developed Gold crystals. Modified octahedrons, cubes, and cubooctahedral crystals are moderately exhibited. Very flashy.

MINI DRAGON-Mother Lode Gold

A wondrous Crystalline leaf Gold specimen from the famous Harvard Mine in Jamestown, CA.  Brilliantly lustered, orangish-yellow Gold is shot through snow white Quartz. The character of the Gold resembles a dragon, a beautiful specimen. This piece has not been etched. The Harvard Mine is now flooded and is within the town of Jamestown city limits -hence no mining allowed-ever!

ORIGINAL BULLFROG MTN. GOLD!!

A Gorgeous specimen from a unique classic Nevada location.  First time I have had Gold from this area. Rich Gold ore was discovered in this area by Shorty Harris in 1904. This started a Rush and shortly several towns were established. Rhyolite NV is close to this area.  This Gold specimen has traveled some in the alluvial environment as seen by some wear and rounding on the Gold. The Gold exhibits a rich brassy color, and bright luster. The Gold is shot through the white Quartz as thick bands. There are also a few % of tiny black Tourmaline crystals intimately associated with the Gold. (very unusual) A Specific Gravity Determination indicates 23.2 Grams Gold.

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. 

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

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.

~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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.