An interesting Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Kindergarten Mine in the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as tiny blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows a bright luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 1.9 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 15.4 Grams

MOTHER LODE-CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!   

  Gold specimen from the famous Oriental Mine in the Alleghany mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Lemony-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, Gold shot into white Quartz.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine.  Nice robust and sound specimen. Weighs 22.1 Grams

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Mazuma Hills Mine in the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows bright luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 1.8 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 7.2 Grams

Exquisite

Crystallized Gold specimen with brilliant luster. Shows rich, orangish-yellow color.  Gold occurs as partially developed octahedral crystals, thick leaves, cubes and partial skeletal hoppers.  Found at the Mockingbird Mine.   Trace Quartz matrix remains. Weighs 6 Grams.

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Women's Coalition Mine in the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows bright luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 1.6 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 7.1 Grams

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Women's Coalition Mine in the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows bright luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 1.8 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 7.4 Grams

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows bright luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 1.8 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 8.1 Grams

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Portland Mine in the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows a subdued luster and a bronzy color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 2.5 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 13.5 Grams

Crystalline Gold found using a metal detector in old historical mines in the California Mother Lode. Gold exhibits bright luster and a brassy-yellow color. Leaves and thin ribbons are shot through numerous fractures in white bull Quartz.   Weighs 27 Grams

Gold specimen (var. Electrum) from the Seven Troughs mining district. Gold occurs as blades, rods, grains and leaves in a dense Quartz matrix. Gold shows a subdued luster and a lemony yellow color.  A specific gravity determination indicates 2 Grams of Au. Specimen has been treated with mineral oil to enhance the contrast with Gold and Quartz.  Weighs 8.3 Grams

Crystallized Gold specimen. From the 16 to 1 Mine. Gold leaf showing brassey-yellow color, brilliant luster. No matrix remains. Weighs .48 Gram.

MONTANA GOLD!!!  Splendid specimen of crystalline Gold. Weakly crystallized Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a lovely orangish-yellow color. Tightly intergrown, tiny dendritic-like structures are stacked with leaf, ribbon, and wire Gold. No Matrix.  Uncommon location. Weighs 3.2 Grams.

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Crystalline Gold specimen in Sideroplesite.  Gold exhibits bright luster, and deep, yellow color. Gold is found in a dark green, vitreous matrix, with Quartz.  Collected from the deep underground workings of the Homestake Mine long ago. VERY uncommon specimen. Weighs 36.4 Grams

An interesting, small, specimen of crystalline Gold in red Hematite, and in Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with an orangish-yellow color. Strong Hematite mineralization with brecciated Quartz crystals.   From Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. Weighs 8.4 Grams

Crystallized Gold in low temperature Quartz. This is a good example of a Paleo-hot springs type of Gold specimen. Gold occurs as a myriad of tiny wires, and dendrites, in a strong  argilically altered quartz setting. This piece comes from an obscure location. A Specific Gravity determination indicates 2.62 Grams contained Gold. A wonder under magnification!!

A small Crystalline Gold specimen from the Big 4 Hill area, Manhattan Nevada. Brightly lustered, with an orange-yellow color. Gold occurs as, irregular granules, and blebs on a Quartz vein with abundant radiating Quartz crystals. Minor FeOx staining. Weighs 2.9 Grams

California Gold!  A splendid Crystallized Leaf Gold specimen on white Quartz and Albite Feldspar.  Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.   Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

Weighs 5 Grams

MONTANA GOLD!!!  Splendid specimen of crystalline Gold. Weakly crystallized Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a lovely orangish-yellow color. Tightly intergrown, tiny dendritic-like structures are stacked with leaf, ribbon, and wire Gold. Few % interstitial clay, and Quartz. Uncommon location. Weighs 4.2 Grams.

YUKON GOLD

This is a specimen of leaf Gold from the McQuesten placer area, Yukon Territories, Canada.   This curious piece shows brilliant luster, strong water wear, as well as a complex shape.     Weighs .80 Gram.

A small crystalline Gold specimen from Morocco.  Specimen exhibits brilliant luster and vibrant, brassy color. Small dark gray mineral with Gold---Arsenopyrite?  Petzite?   White Bull Quartz matrix. Weighs 9.8 Grams.

California Gold

A crystalline Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine, in the California Mother Lode. Very bright to brilliant luster patches, majority shows a velvety-like texture.  Exhibits a lemony-yellow color. No Quartz matrix.  Unique character.  Weighs 6 Grams

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE GOLD !!! 

An interesting, small, crystalline Gold specimen from Tuolumne County, CA.  A lovely specimen of Californian Gold.  Shows brilliant luster, and a brassy color.  Few % Quartz matrix remains. Flashy piece!  Weighs 3.5 Grams.

California Gold

A crystalline Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine, in the California Mother Lode. Very bright to brilliant luster patches, majority shows a velvety-like texture.  Exhibits a lemony-yellow color. No Quartz matrix.  Unique character.  Weighs 6 Grams

Mother Lode!!

A splendid, crystallized Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine in the Alleghany Mining District. Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep orangish- yellow color. There are a myriad of moderate, cubic and cubo-octahedral crystals. Approximately 15% pale blue Quartz matrix.  Weighs .59 OZ.

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Small, crystalline Gold specimen in Quartz, with trace of Sideroplesite, and chloritized Biotite?  Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and deep, yellow color. The Sideroplesite has a yellowish-brown color. Collected from the deep underground workings of the Homestake Mine.  This Gold is extremely old, dated from the Proterozoic Era, approximately 2500 million years old.  The mine ceased production in 2001 and is now a National Science Foundation, deep underground laboratory for scientific studies. VERY uncommon specimen.   Weighs  16.4 Grams. 

Gold and Petzite

An unusual specimen of Crystalline Gold with a few % Petzite, (Ag3 Au Te2)  Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and a brassy color. The Petzite shows as bright, blueish grey patches on the Gold. Few % clear Quartz matrix.  Obscure location in the Californian Mother Lode.

MOTHER LODE-CALIFORNIA GOLD!!!   

  An unusual Gold leaf specimen from the famous Oriental Mine in the Alleghany mining district. A beautiful specimen of Californian Gold. Deep, buttery-yellow colored, brilliant lustered, leaf Gold shot into white Quartz, like a spider-web.  Found at an old 1849 vintage Californian Gold mine.  Nice robust and sound specimen. Weighs 30 Grams

HOMESTAKE MINE GOLD

Small, crystalline Gold specimen in Quartz, with trace of Sideroplesite, and chloritized Biotite?  Gold exhibits brilliant luster, and deep, yellow color. The Sideroplesite has a yellowish-brown color. Collected from the deep underground workings of the Homestake Mine.  This Gold is extremely old, dated from the Proterozoic Era, approximately 2500 million years old.  The mine ceased production in 2001 and is now a National Science Foundation, deep underground laboratory for scientific studies. VERY uncommon specimen.   Weighs  16.4 Grams. 

Crystallized Gold leaf specimen. From the 16 to 1 Mine. Gold leaf showing pale champagne color, brilliant luster. No matrix remains. Weighs 1.8 Grams.

CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE !!!  An interesting, crystalline Gold specimen from an obscure, mining claim in the Mariposa Mining District.  A unique specimen of Californian Gold, brassy-yellow colored, brightly lustered Gold. Approximately 25% white Quartz.

Weighs 17.6 Grams 

SPLENDID!! CRYSTALLIZED GOLD!!!! 

Beautiful specimen of crystallized, leaf Gold from the Round Mountain mine. This specimen exhibits brilliant luster and a rich gold color. The specimen is composed of beautiful Gold crystals; modified octahedrons, and cuboctahedra crystals all are well exhibited.  A trace Quartz matrix remains. Weighs 2.4 Grams

Stunning!!!     Famous California Mockingbird Mine specimen. Gorgeous crystallized arborescent Gold with spectacular, brilliant luster and rich, lemony-yellow color. No Quartz matrix.  Weighs .3.9 Grams.

A lovely, sturdy, Gold specimen from an obscure location in the California Mother Lode. Tabular, crystalline Gold exhibits bright, satiny luster and a bright orangish color. Very fine, tiny flakes and dendrites comprise the texture. Awesome character!! Approximately 50%, by volume, Quartz matrix. Found in an obscure Mining District. Weighs 9.9 Grams.

A lovely, sturdy, Gold specimen from an obscure location in the California Mother Lode. Tabular, crystalline Gold exhibits bright, satiny luster and a bright orangish color. Very fine, tiny flakes and dendrites comprise the texture. Awesome character!! Approximately 50%, by volume, Quartz matrix. Found in an obscure Mining District. Weighs 12.6 Grams.

CALIFORNIA GOLD

Crystalline Gold shot through white Quartz.  Gold exhibits soft satiny luster and a distinct orangish color. Very fine, tiny flakes and dendrites comprise the texture. Found in an obscure Mining District.   

California Gold! Lovely, small, Crystallized Leaf Gold shot through white Quartz. Brilliant luster, buttery-yellow color.    Not etched. Nice piece from the famous Harvard Mine.

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.

Mother Lode Gold

A unique crystallized Gold specimen! Complex, coliform-like Gold crystal development on white bull Quartz. Gold exhibits soft luster, and a greenish tint. Moderate crystal development with occasional octahedron terminations. Quite unusual. Weighs 27.8 Grams

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

Gold specimen from an obscure location in the California Mother Lode. Thick, tabular, crystalline Gold exhibits bright, satiny luster and a bright lemony-yellow color. Very fine, tiny flakes and dendrites comprise the texture. Approximately 15% white Quartz matrix remains. Found in an obscure Mining District. Weighs .18 oz

Fabulous Mother Lode Gold!!!

A splendid, crystalline Gold specimen from the 16 to 1 Mine in the Alleghany Mining District. Gold shows brilliant luster and an orangish-yellow color.  Approximately 5% Quartz matrix. Piece is sturdy and showy. Weighs .26 oz.

Mother Lode!!

A fabulous specimen of crystalline Gold from the Oriental Mine in the Alleghany Mining District.  Gold shows brilliant luster and a brassy color. Appears to be comprised of sheets of leaf Gold, inter-twined.  Trace white Quartz matrix remains. Weighs .21 oz.

An interesting Gold specimen from the California Mother Lode. Crystalline Gold nicely displayed on a Quartz base. Gold exhibits soft satiny luster and a distinct orangish color. Very fine, tiny flakes and dendrites comprise the texture. Found in an obscure Mining District. 

Mother Lode!!

A stunning, crystalline Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine in the Alleghany Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony yellow color. A basal Quartz matrix remains. 

Weighs .19 oz.

 Crystalline Gold on white Quartz. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong buttery-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. Weighs 8.5 Grams.

Mother Lode!!

An exquisite, crystalline Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine in the Alleghany Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony yellow color. No matrix remains.  Weighs .09 oz.

Crystalline arborescent Gold.  Bright luster... orangish-yellow color. Quartz matrix remains.   A few crystal faces weakly developed. Weighs 1.4 Grams.

Mother Lode!!

An exquisite, crystalline Gold specimen from the Oriental Mine in the Alleghany Mining District.  Arborescent Gold shows brilliant luster and a nice deep lemony yellow color. No matrix remains.  Weighs  .13 oz.

A charming, small, crystalline Gold on white Quartz specimen. Gold shows brilliant luster with strong buttery-yellow color. Found in the Western Sahara, Assa-Zag Province, Morocco. Weighs 1 Gram.

Nevada Gold

An interesting crystalline Gold in Quartz specimen. Gold exhibits bright luster and a lemony-yellow color. A Specific Gravity determination indicates approximately 10.2 Grams contained Gold.  This specimen is unusual because rarely are Specimens found at this location, most are nuggets.  Weighs .63 oz. 

NEVADA GOLD

A large, crystalline Gold in snow white Quartz specimen. Gold exhibits nice brassy-yellow color, and brilliant luster. Found in an obscure and uncommon location in Nevada. A Specific Gravity determination indicates approximately 11.8 Grams contained Gold. 

Weighs 2 Oz.

An interesting, 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. 

An interesting, 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. 

Mother Lode Gold!

A curious crystalline Gold specimen from the famous Diltz Mine. Gold exhibits soft, velvety luster and has a brassy-yellow color.  Approximately 25% Quartz matrix. Weighs .68 OZ. 

A splendid specimen of crystalline Gold in shattered Quartz matrix. Exhibits bright luster and a brassy color. From the 16 to 1 Mine. This mine is currently closed. Weighs 4.5 Grams

Crystallized Gold from the Big 4 hill area, Manhattan Nevada. Softly lustered, with a pale lemony yellow color. Gold occurs as a mass of tightly compressed, weakly formed Gold octahedral crystals/granules.

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

OBSCURE!!

Nice small, crystallized Leaf Gold with remnant white Quartz. Brilliant luster, brassy-yellow color. Not etched. Nice piece from the historic Mother Lode Gold camp of Hornitos , CA

A complex specimen of crystalline Gold in shattered Quartz matrix. Exhibits brilliant luster and a brassy color. From the 16 to 1 Mine. This mine is closed. Weighs 3.7 Grams

A large specimen of crystalline Gold in vuggy Quartz. Gold exhibits bright luster and an orangish-yellow color. Gold occurs as disseminated grains, shards in a porous end of the specimen. Trace Galena also observed. Found at the Bald Mountain mine area, an obscure Location. Weighs 162 Grams.