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 image displays a bright, metallic golden specimen of native gold, likely a crystalline aggregate or nugget, exhibiting a distinct yellow color and metallic luster.
Gold Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
cubicLuster
metallicStreak Color
golden yellowCleavage
noneFracture
hacklySpecific Gravity
19.3Colors
golden yellowTransparency
opaqueType Locality
Alta Floresta Gold Province, Mato Grosso, Central-West Region, BrazilMineral Group
Native ElementsUses
jewelry, coinage, investment, electronics, dentistryAssociated Minerals
quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, silverRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Gold typically forms in hydrothermal veins associated with quartz, often in metamorphic or igneous rocks, or as placer deposits in sedimentary environments due to weathering and erosion of primary deposits.
