Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
cubicuncommonNative Elements
Gold
Au
This specimen displays sharp, complex, hoppered gold crystals with a brilliant metallic luster, characteristic of high-quality native gold. The crystals are well-formed and exhibit a rich golden-yellow color.
Gold Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
cubicLuster
metallicStreak Color
golden yellowCleavage
noneFracture
hacklySpecific Gravity
19.3Colors
golden yellowTransparency
opaqueType Locality
La Gran Sabana, near Santa Elana, Bolivar State, VenezuelaMineral Group
Native ElementsUses
jewelry, currency, electronics, dentistry, collectorAssociated Minerals
quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, galenaRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Gold typically forms in hydrothermal veins associated with quartz, often in metamorphic or igneous rocks, or as placer deposits in sedimentary environments where it has been weathered and concentrated by water flow.
