Gold Mineral Gallery

Gold: Au  
Rucklidgeite: (Bi,Pb)3Te4

Comments: Polished section (PPL) image of sphalerite(sph)-chalcopyrite ore associated with hessite (he), rucklidgeite (rk), pyrite (py) and native gold (Au).
Location: Level 1070 m., Massive sulphide deposits of the Hanson-Flin Flon-Snow Lake, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada. Scale: Picture Size 0,12 mm.
© National Resouces of Canada

Gold: Au

Comments: Two skeletal octahedral crystals of gold. Stereo pair images..
Location: Berezovsk Mine, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 1.1 cm.
© John Veevaert

Gold: Au  
Isomertieite: Pd11Sb2As2  
Arsenopalladinite: Pd8(As,Sb)3  
Bornite: Cu5FeS4

Comments: Light grayish grain of intimately intergrown isomertieite and arsenopalladinite (in the center of the picture), with pale yellow gold and brownish to violet bornite. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Location: Noril'sk, Putoran Mts, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Gold: Au  
Petzite: Ag3AuTe2

Comments: Dark, stubby petzite crystals with native gold on quartz.
Location: Rosia Montana (Verespatak), Transylvania, Romania. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Gold: Au  
Rucklidgeite: (Bi,Pb)3Te4

Comments: Polished section (PPL) image of sphalerite(sph)-chalcopyrite ore associated with hessite (he), rucklidgeite (rk), pyrite (py) and native gold (Au).
Location: Level 1070 m., Massive sulphide deposits of the Hanson-Flin Flon-Snow Lake, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada. Scale: Picture Size 0,12 mm.
© National Resouces of Canada

Gold: Au

Comments: Two skeletal octahedral crystals of gold. Stereo pair images..
Location: Berezovsk Mine, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 1.1 cm.
© John Veevaert

Gold: Au  
Silver: Ag

Comments: Very well crystallized Electrum (Silver rich gold) on quartz. The analysis gave 31.47% silver.
Location: Verespatak (now Rosia Montana), Transylvania, Romania. Scale: 2.8 x 3.4 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Gold: Au

Comments: Well crystallized bright metallic gold specimen.
Location: Red Ledge mine, Nevada Co., California. Scale: 3.5 x 6 cm in size.
© Dan Weinrich

Gold: Au  
Isomertieite: Pd11Sb2As2  
Arsenopalladinite: Pd8(As,Sb)3  
Bornite: Cu5FeS4

Comments: Light grayish grain of intimately intergrown isomertieite and arsenopalladinite (in the center of the picture), with pale yellow gold and brownish to violet bornite. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Location: Noril'sk, Putoran Mts, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.1 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Gold: Au  
Petzite: Ag3AuTe2

Comments: Dark, stubby petzite crystals with native gold on quartz.
Location: Rosia Montana (Verespatak), Transylvania, Romania. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Gold: Au  
Silver: Ag

Comments: Very well crystallized Electrum (Silver rich gold) on quartz. The analysis gave 31.47% silver.
Location: Verespatak (now Rosia Montana), Transylvania, Romania. Scale: 2.8 x 3.4 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Gold: Au

Comments: Well crystallized bright metallic gold specimen.
Location: Red Ledge mine, Nevada Co., California. Scale: 3.5 x 6 cm in size.
© Dan Weinrich

Goldfieldite: Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13

Comments: Back granular goldfieldite in white quartz.
Location: Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldfieldite: Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13

Comments: Back granular goldfieldite in white quartz.
Location: Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldichite: KFe+++(SO4)2·4(H2O)  
Coquimbite: Fe+++2(SO4)3·9(H2O)  
Ferricopiapite: Fe+++2/3Fe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2·20(H2O)

Comments: Prismatic to fibrous crystals of goldichite on white massive coquimbite with yellow ferricopiapite.
Location: Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldichite: KFe+++(SO4)2·4(H2O)  
Coquimbite: Fe+++2(SO4)3·9(H2O)  
Ferricopiapite: Fe+++2/3Fe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2·20(H2O)

Comments: Prismatic to fibrous crystals of goldichite on white massive coquimbite with yellow ferricopiapite.
Location: Dexter No. 7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldmanite: Ca3(V,Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)3

Comments: Dark gray granular goldmanite grains in sandstone.
Location: Sandy Mine, Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldmanite: Ca3(V,Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)3

Comments: Dark gray granular goldmanite grains in sandstone.
Location: Sandy Mine, Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Goldquarryite: (Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2

Comments: Single crystal of goldquarryite.
Location: Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA.. Scale: Crystal length 0.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Goldquarryite: (Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2

Comments: Single crystal of goldquarryite.
Location: Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA.. Scale: Crystal length 0.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag