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Native Gold & Cobaltite

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Description
Locality: 
Merry Widow Mine, Port McNeill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.01 × 0.01 × 0.01 cm
Description

A nice example of native gold on cobaltite from the Merry Widow mine, Port McNeill, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
The gold is micrsocopically visible.
Dimensions of the cobaltite: 5 x 4 x 3 mm

Item No. 92/24

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

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

Cobaltite

Formula: 
CoAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Hardness: 
5.5