Calaverite, Krennerite, Sylvanite

Calaverite : AuTe₂, Krennerite : (Au,Ag)Te₂, Sylvanite : (Au,Ag)₂Te₄

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Locality: El Paso Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USA

Bright crystals of gold tellurides (Calaverite, Krennerite, Sylvanite) running throughout matrix with a pocket of colorless fluorite crystals. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970). Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3x2.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-3 mm.

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