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Native Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Tscharbach, Surselva, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.4 × 0.15 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
0.17gr
Description

A very nice alluvial gold nugget from the rare location Tscharbach in the region Surselva, Graubünden in Switzerland. The nugget is very beautiful and has small inclusions of quartz and weighs 0.165g. Such pieces are very rarely offered.  

Item No. 567/23

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0