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Native Gold on Milky Quartz – Folsom, California – 1.542 g:
$395.00
Native gold in bright yellow, wirey/leafy seams emerging from milky quartz matrix — strong color contrast and excellent “gold-on-white” display. Natural, unpolished specimen look with multiple visible gold protrusions.Folsom, California (Northern CA), in the American River / Sierra Nevada foothills region with a long history of gold recovery and classic California placer-to-lode gold country. This locality is well known among collectors for authentic, naturally occurring native gold finds without needing an exact mine attribution.Visible native gold in specimen form is especially sought after when it shows distinct wirey/leafy textures and clean contrast against a light host like quartz. While most natural gold is encountered as fine grains or small, worn pieces, pieces with obvious, display-grade gold still attached to matrix are a prized collector format.Weight: 1.541 grams (total specimen weight).Gold is ~7.3× denser than quartz (19.3 vs 2.65 g/cm³), Related Items:
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Native Gold on Milky Quartz – Folsom, California – 1.542 g
$395.00
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