Gold in Quartzite
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Description:
Tiny gold particles and crystals of gold in quartzite. Specimen is thought to have been collected in Alaska from the Treadwell Gold Mine, but there is some question if the specimen is actually from that locality or not.
Dana classification 01.01.01.01.
- Site: AK; Douglas Island; Treadwell Gold Mine
- Site Number: NH67A
- Rock type: Metamorphic
- Chemical Composition: Native Element
- Collection: Geology Collection
- Object Name: Gold
- Object Id: GM2780
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