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 features sharp, complex gold crystals exhibiting distinctive hoppered crystallization and a brilliant metallic luster.
Gold Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
cubicLuster
metallicStreak Color
golden yellowCleavage
noneFracture
hacklySpecific Gravity
19.3Colors
golden yellow, brass yellowTransparency
opaqueType Locality
La Gran Sabana, near Santa Elana, Bolivar State, VenezuelaMineral Group
Native ElementsUses
jewelry, investment, electronics, dentistry, coinageAssociated Minerals
quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, arsenopyriteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Gold typically forms in hydrothermal veins associated with quartz in metamorphic and igneous rocks, or as placer deposits due to its high density and chemical inertness.
