Wire Gold Cluster. Olinghouse District (White Horse District). Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe Co.. Nevada, US...

Description

Wire Gold Cluster
Olinghouse District (White Horse District)
Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe Co.
Nevada, USA

Collectors know that Gold specimens from Olinghouse have a rather unique appearance and are unlike most any other types. This wire example from the famous locality in Nevada exhibits exceptional color, excellent form and wonderful aesthetics. The small specimen is an ideal collector piece and features an unusual "cyclone" shape affording a dramatic vertical orientation. This is a truly impressive Olinghouse, which shows as a solid cluster of fibrous Gold wires interwoven like a complex system of nerve endings.
Overall Measurements: 1.13 x 0.57 x 0.47 inches (2.88 x 1.46 x 1.20 cm), weighs 6 grams

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