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| Comments: | "Native gold, generally as micron sized grains, is found, along with pyrite and chalcopyrite, in a network of thin fractures and veins cutting the arsenopyrite. Although much of the gold is very fine grained and is difficult to see, even with a strong hand lens, grains up to a mm are present" Gray (2005) |
| Habit: | micron to mm-sized grains |
| Quality of samples: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Rarity at site: | Common |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visual Identification
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| References: | Chomiak, B. A. (1989): An integrated study of the structure and mineralization at Great Hill, Cobalt, Connecticut [M.S. thesis]: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 288 p. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gold data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA |
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