Gold, Coloradoite, Hessite, Sylvanite, Quartz

Specimen ID: 4TF-UF7

Mineral(s)
Gold : Au
Hessite : Ag2Te
Sylvanite : AgAuTe4
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
As recorded:
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
5.8cm x 5.5cm x 3.7cm
Events

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5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm A hard-to-find gold/telluride association specimen from a lesser known locality in Colorado. Microscopic gold is associated with grey-silver coloradoite plus grey hessite and silvery sylvanite on grey quartz matrix. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality of the little crystals. The piece was collected in 2009 off the dumps of the mine.
Brian Kosnar - 13th December 2014

Photo added to mindat.org

5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm A hard-to-find gold/telluride association specimen from a lesser known locality in Colorado. Microscopic gold is associated with grey-silver coloradoite plus grey hessite and silvery sylvanite on grey quartz matrix. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality of the little crystals. The piece was collected in 2009 off the dumps of the mine.
Brian Kosnar - 13th December 2014

Photo added to mindat.org

5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm A hard-to-find gold/telluride association specimen from a lesser known locality in Colorado. Microscopic gold is associated with grey-silver coloradoite plus grey hessite and silvery sylvanite on grey quartz matrix. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality of the little crystals. The piece was collected in 2009 off the dumps of the mine.
Brian Kosnar - 13th December 2014

Photo added to mindat.org

5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm A hard-to-find gold/telluride association specimen from a lesser known locality in Colorado. Microscopic gold is associated with grey-silver coloradoite plus grey hessite and silvery sylvanite on grey quartz matrix. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality of the little crystals. The piece was collected in 2009 off the dumps of the mine.
Brian Kosnar - 13th December 2014

Photo added to mindat.org

5.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm A hard-to-find gold/telluride association specimen from a lesser known locality in Colorado. Microscopic gold is associated with grey-silver coloradoite plus grey hessite and silvery sylvanite on grey quartz matrix. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality of the little crystals. The piece was collected in 2009 off the dumps of the mine.
Brian Kosnar - 13th December 2014
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