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Calaverite

#AH57067

Calaverite

#AH57067
Availability
Available
Price
$225.00
Size
6.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
AuTe2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Mogul of Prince Albert mine, Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
tellurium , gold

Superb crystals of prismatic Calaverite to 2mm in vugs. Choice specimen with several crystals, minor tiny Gold specks, and perhaps also some Sylvanite as silvery crystals throughout monzonite matrix.

Calaverite

Formula
AuTe2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Striated, Massive, Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
yellow, yellowish white 
Streak
green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection

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