NATIVE GOLD. Olinghouse District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA. ...

Description

NATIVE GOLD
Olinghouse District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA

Some Gold localities produce specimens sufficiently 'different' to be identifiable on sight. Olinghouse Gold specimens have a distinctive microcrystalline texture while still showing mirror-bright reflectivity. Combined with the gray Andesite matrix, the total picture is pretty definitive. As Olinghouse Golds go, this is quite a bit larger and richer in Gold than normal. One major vein, and a much smaller minor one, snake through the Andesite. Originally much of the vein was co-habited by Calcite intermingling with the Gold. Dissolution removed most of the Calcite, leaving the shining Gold. The slightly pale yellow coloration of the Gold shows that there is a certain percentage of Silver alloyed with it. The Gold veins appear to be between .75 inch (1.9 cm) and .88 inch (2.25 cm) in thickness at it's widest.
Overall measurements: 6.5 x 4.5 inches (16.5 x 11.4 cm). Offered at no reserve.

Provenance: Global Treasures [Hoppel Catalog # D2066]


[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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