Petzite with Gold
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Petzite with Gold
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 2.1 x 2 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail
- Formula
- Ag3AuTe2 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Cornucopia mine, Baker Co., Oregon, United States
- Tagged
- tellurium , silver
The old hand-written label claims that there is Gold in this specimen. I really don't agree with that unless it is super small. It is cut and polished on one side, which may have brought out the allusion of Gold. I think it is just Pyrite as it is brittle and much harder than Gold. The rest of the specimen is indeed composed of dark black and sectile Petzite.
Antique Specimen
Petzite
- Formula
- Ag3AuTe2
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Massive, Granular
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- iron black, steel gray
- Streak
- grayish black
- Class
- Isometric - Gyroidal
- Fracture
- Brittle - Sectile
- Hardness
- 2.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Ex. A.E. Seaman Museum
- Special Info
- Antique Specimen
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