Obscure!!!   

Two small crystalline Gold specimens from the Rose Creek Mining District. Unusual because this is exclusively a placer Gold area.  Gold shows bright luster, with rich, deep-yellow color. Hosted in white Quartz. Found Using a metal detector.

A small crystallized Gold specimen from the Imlay Mining District.  Gold shows weakly developed crystal forms and has a bright luster, with buttery yellow color. Found using a metal detector.

A crystalline Gold in Quartz specimen from the Shoshone Mountains. Gold exhibits brilliant, druzey luster, and a greenish-tint. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

Crystallized Gold in low temperature Quartz. This is a good example of a Paleo-hot springs type of Gold specimen. Gold occurs as wire, leaves, cubes, and strong dendrites, in a cockscomb quartz setting. This piece comes from an obscure and rare location.

An unusual specimen of Gold with a Telluride mineral, probably Petzite. Gold is a brassy-yellow color and shows nice luster. Strange texture. The Gold is shot through white Quartz. The Telluride is grey, and soft. Very odd piece

A unique specimen of crystalline Gold on Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong orangish-yellow color.    Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. This is a new location. Weighs .05 oz.

Small specimen Gold. a pretty, sparkly specimen from the Shoshone Range.  Gold occurs as disseminated, leaves, ribbons, blebs, with brilliant luster. Color is a pale, lemmony-yellow. found using a metal detector.

A lovely, small, dendritic, crystallized Gold specimen with Limonite perched on Quartz, from the old, historic, Jumbo Mine area. Gold is fern-like, with limonite and hematite. Found using a metal detector.

An interesting specimen of Crystalline Gold in white, crystallized Quartz. Gold shows bright luster with strong buttery-yellow color. Gold appears to be nested between Quartz crystals.   From Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. 

Crystalline, leaf Gold in Quartz matrix. Gold occurs as a dense accumulation of leaves, flakes, and ribbons. Gold is bright and exhibits an orangish-yellow color. There is a slight suggestion of dendritic crystalline growth. The blue-gray mineral is probably a Silver sulfide such as Acinthite. Specimen has been etched to better display the complex Gold structure. Technically this is a naturally occurring alloy of 60% Gold and 40% Silver called Electrum.

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Auld Lang Syne mine in the Dun Glen mining district. Gold occurs as brilliantly lustered leaves, tiny crystalline forms in a 2mm Quartz filled fracture.  Matrix is a biotite rich, breccia. Rich orange-yellow colored Gold.   Found using a modified Goldbug2 metal detector, in an old historic, Nevada Gold camp

A small crystalline Gold specimen from Morocco. A lovely, affordable, little, leaf-like specimen exhibiting brilliant luster and vibrant, brassy color. Gold occurs in a small limonite filled vug. White Quartz matrix. 

A small, crystalline Gold specimen from the National Mine. Technically this is Electrum, a natural alloy consisting of 50% Gold, and 50% Silver. Gold occurs as abundant leaves, blebs, and rods. Gold shows a bronze-like color and bright luster.  A special specific gravity determination indicates 1.8 Grams Electrum.  Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector. This is a famous old, historic, Nevada mining camp.

Micromount!

Intricate and exquisite crystallized Gold. Small, but beautiful crystallized, dendritic Gold.  Bright luster, nice color.  Scarce specimen. Comes from an obscure location.

A lovely, small, Spinel Twinned Gold crystal from the Asaa-Zag Province of the Western Sahara, Morocco.  Shows rows of octahedrons, and modified wire-like ribs. Brilliant luster and a rich, buttery-yellow color. nicely presented on a white, Quartz base.

Weighs .05 oz.

Crystalline Gold!!

This is a fragment of an actual small, one cm. veinlet of Quartz with a mix of bronze-yellow and bright brassy colored Gold.  Gold exhibits blades, irregular rods, and ribbons. Found in an old historic, Nevada Gold camp using a metal detector.

 AFRICAN GOLD!!

A splendid specimen of crystalline Gold in white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with vibrant buttery-yellow color.  From Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. Weighs .26 oz.

California Gold!!   

Interesting Specimen.  Sparse, honey-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold hosted by hard white Quartz.   A nice robust and sound specimen.

Micromount!

Intricate and exquisite crystallized Gold. Small, but beautiful crystallized, dendritic Gold.  Bright luster, nice color.  Scarce specimen. Comes from an obscure location.

California Gold!!   

Interesting Crystalline Gold.  Sparse, honey-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold hosted by hard white Quartz.   A nice robust and sound specimen.

Crystalline Gold!!

This is an actual small , one cm. veinlet of Quartz with a mix of bronze-yellow and bright brassy colored Gold.  Gold exhibits blades, irregular rods, and ribbons. Found in an old historic, Nevada Gold camp using a metal detector.

A small, complex, crystallized Gold specimen from the Ten Mile Mining District. Gold shows bright luster, and an orangish-yellow gold color. Comprised of ribbons and leaves, and dendrites of Gold.  Trace FeOx stained Quartz matrix. Found using a metal detector.

EXQUISITE AFRICAN GOLD!!

A beautiful specimen of crystalline Gold in white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with vibrant buttery-yellow color.  From Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. Weighs .29 oz.

Crystalline Gold from the Seven Troughs Mining District. Gold occurs as the variety Electrum. It shows as blades, grains, and irregular tiny dendritic blebs in a quartz matrix. Shows brilliant luster, and a champagne color.   A specific gravity determination indicates 1.2 Grams of Gold. Weighs .09 oz.

A small specimen from the Shoshone Range. This is a portion of a  Quartz veinlet with Gold which occurs as blades, leaves, plates, and blebs.  Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector.

A little GEM!!! 

CRYSTALLIZED GOLD!!!!  Beautiful specimen of Gold from the Round Mountain mine. This specimen exhibits brilliant luster and a pale gold color due to the natural alloy of 70% Au, and 30% Ag. The entire specimen is composed of cubes, and cubo-octahedral crystals.  A few % Quartz matrix remains.

An interesting, small, specimen of Crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong buttery-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco.   Weighs .04 oz.

Small crystalline Gold leaf in white Quartz. Bright, full luster, great lemmony-yellow color. Gold occurs as thin leaves and blades in Quartz, probably growing around the Quartz crystals.  Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp using a metal detector. Weighs .09 oz.

A nice, small crystalline Gold specimen from the old, historic, Rochester mining district.  Brilliantly lustered, buttery- yellow Gold set in a white Quartz matrix.

A small, specimen of Crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong orangish-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco.   Weighs .03 oz.

A nice, small crystalline Gold specimen from the old, historic, Rochester mining district.  Brilliantly lustered, buttery- yellow Gold set in a white Quartz matrix. Gold is nested with strong occurrence of tiny, black Tourmaline crystals.

A small, specimen of Crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong orangish-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. This is a new location.  Weighs .03 oz.

A splendid, small, specimen of crystalline Gold from the Shoshone Range. Dense accumulation of bright lustered Gold occurring as champagne-yellow-colored ribbons, blades, and tiny dendritic crystals. Hosted in a dense, tiny radiating Quartz matrix.  A specific gravity test determined approximately 2.2 Grams Gold. Found using a Goldbug2 detector. Weighs .29 oz.

An awesome, small, specimen of Crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong orangish-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. This is a new location.  Weighs .07 oz.

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

A curious, small specimen of crystalline Gold in Quartz found in the Rich Hill placer fields of Arizona.  Nice specimen exhibiting very brightly lustered, rich, orangish-yellow Gold.  Gold shows curious ribbed-like structures. Trace FeOx stained Quartz matrix.

Very small specimen exhibiting brilliantly reflective, orange hued Gold. It occurs as interconnected, leaves, blades, and elongate ribbons in Quartz.  Typical of these specimens, the Gold is shaped by the growth around small dense Quartz crystals. Weighs .01 oz.

Obscure!!!   A small crystalline Gold specimen from the Imlay Mining District.  Gold shows brilliant luster, with brassy-yellow color. Hosted in white Quartz. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp. Weighs .04 oz.

Seven Troughs Gold!!!  Brightly lustered, crystalline, granular, sugary textured Gold with a few % Quartz. Very unusual, rich, bronze colored Gold. Found using a metal detector. Weighs .24 oz.

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Shoshone Range. Small specimen exhibiting brilliantly reflective, orange hued Gold. It occurs as interconnected, leaves, blades, and elongate ribbons in Quartz.  Typical of these specimens, the Gold is shaped by the growth around small dense Quartz crystals. Weighs .03 oz.

Crystalline Gold from Morocco. A lovely, little, leaf-like specimen exhibiting brilliant luster and vibrant, yellow color. White Quartz matrix.  Weighs .05 oz.

Crystallized Gold specimen from the Shoshone Range. Small specimen exhibiting brilliantly reflective, orange hued Gold. It occurs as interconnected, leaves, blades, and elongate ribbons in Quartz.  Typical of these specimens, the Gold is shaped by the growth around small dense Quartz crystals. Weighs .05 oz.

A splendid, small specimen of crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong buttery-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. This is a new location.  Weighs .30 oz.

Crystalline Gold from an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp. Gold shows brilliant luster and a lemony-yellow color. Tiny, modified leaves and honey-comb structure results from the intergrowth of Gold into a Quartz crystal matrix. Specimen shows contact of vein in country rock. 

A lovely, small, crystallized Gold specimen from the Shoshone Range. Gold occurs as a honeycomb maze of leaves, blades and wire in-filling the original quartz crystal matrix.  Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and pale, lemony-yellow color.

Curious!!

Crystalline Gold from a new vein discovery at an obscure location. Gold exhibits brilliant luster, brassy yellow color and a unique character.   Found in a historic mining district. 

Micro-mount

Delicate and intricate!!!! Crystallized Gold. VERY small, but beautiful crystallized Gold. A wonderful micro-mount. Spikey, dendritic crystals, few leaves. Brilliant luster, nice color. Scarce specimen. Comes from an obscure location.   Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector.

A lovely, small, crystallized Gold specimen from the Shoshone Range. Gold occurs as a honeycomb maze of leaves, blades and wire in-filling the original quartz crystal matrix.  Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and pale, lemony-yellow color.

 Gold specimen from an obscure, and rare location. Strong Gold dendrites, ribbons and grains, all mixed, form this piece. Gold shows a bright luster, and lively color. Gold formed in a low temperature, hot spring environment. Hosted in a brecciated matrix. A specific gravity (Archemedes) determination shows 2.6 Grams of contained Gold. Total weight .28 OZ

Splendid, very small crystalline Gold in snow white Quartz. Gold occurs as a 2mm band of irregular, leaves, grains, and weakly crystallized shapes, showing brilliant luster and a rich, brassy-yellow color.

Crystalline Gold from the Shoshone Range. Brilliant luster, bright, lemony-yellow color, occurs as a myriad of tiny leaves and wires, and ribbons in a brecciated Quartz matrix. Found in an old, historic, Nevada Gold camp.

OBSCURE!

A small, elongated specimen of richly lustered, orange colored Gold.  Gold occurs as tiny grains, granules in very thin connected ribbons. The Gold occurs within a small .5 cm Quartz veinlet.   Quartz shows vugs with tiny euhedral crystals.  Found using a Goldbug2 metal detector in a very obscure location.

Lovely, very small crystalline Gold in snow white Quartz. Gold occurs as irregular, leaves, grains, and hackly blebs showing brilliant luster and a brassy-yellow color.

Crystalline Gold in Quartz. Gold occurs as brilliantly lustered ribbons, shreds, and other irregular shapes in white Quartz with trace FeOxs. Color shows as a lemmony-yellow.  Found in an old Nevada Gold camp.

A small crystalline Gold specimen. Gold shows brilliant luster, and an orangish- Gold color. Few % white alunite matrix remains. From an old collection.

A crystalline Gold specimen from the Mother Lode Mines.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice lemony yellow color.  Few % Quartz matrix. Piece is showy. Weighs .02 OZ

Crystalline Gold from the Seven Troughs Mining District. Gold occurs as the variety Electrum. It shows as blades, grains, and irregular tiny blebs in a crystallized quartz matrix. Shows a coppery-orange color.   A specific gravity determination indicates 5.1 Grams of Gold. Weighs .31oz.

A small crystalline Gold specimen from Morocco. A lovely, affordable, little, leaf-like specimen exhibiting brilliant luster and vibrant, orangish color. Light pinkish-grey Quartz matrix. 

Crystalline Gold from the Seven Troughs Mining District. Gold occurs as the variety Electrum. It shows as blades, grains, and irregular tiny dendritic blebs in a quartz matrix. Shows a coppery-orange color.   A specific gravity determination indicates 5.8 Grams of Gold. Weighs .32 oz.

A unique specimen of crystalline Gold on Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong buttery-yellow color. The Gold is resting on a single Quartz crystal with some silica over-growth.   Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. This is a new location. Weighs .06 oz.