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Calaverite

#PD33919

Calaverite

#PD33919
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
AuTe2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Cripple Creek dist., Teller Co., Colorado, United States

A fairly rich specimen with several bladed bronzy crystals from 1 to 3mm in Quartz 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
Phillips Collection

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