NATIVE GOLD. ...

Description

NATIVE GOLD
Rosia Montanã (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Alba Co., Romania
The seldom mentioned country of Romania has interestingly enough been the source for a small number of finely crystallized Gold specimens over the years. This fact tends to catch many people by surprise. Never very many, and never very large in size, this small golden trickle has left its mark on serious collections around the world, based on aesthetic form and difficulty of acquisition. Very representative of Romanian material, this "leaf" of crystalline Gold displays pronounced trigonal features on one surface and little or none on the other side. It's luster is uniformly bright, there is no matrix or other associated minerals, and it is an older specimen as there has not been any production from this region for many years. It is from the E.R.Chadbourn Collection that dates from 1855 to the 1920's, and more recently from the Phil Scalisi Collection. It weighs 3.42 grams, measures 1 3/4 inches long x 1 1/4 inches wide x 1/16 thick, and has a custom labeled base.

Provenance: ex. E. R. Chadbourn Collection (1855-1920's)
ex. Phil Scalisi Collection

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