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Gold specimens for sale
170 for sale · $30–$20,000 USD
1,178 in the gallery
Gold is a native element, typically appearing as small to large grains and nodules of a rich yellow metal. It has a highly metallic luster and a resolutely malleable texture, often forming in quartz veins or in alluvial placer deposits where it concentrates in river gravels. Specimens are prized for their bright color and native crystal habit, though free-standing crystals are uncommon; most material is in irregular nodules or sheet-like masses.
- Formula
- Au
- Rarity
- Abundant
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Native element; Strunz 1.AA.05, copper-cupalite family
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- isometric
- Mohs hardness
- 2.5–3
- Specific gravity
- 15–19.3
- Luster
- metallic
- Transparency
- opaque
- Color
- yellow
- Streak
- yellow
- Cleavage
- none
- Fracture
- hackly
- Crystal habit
- cubic, octahedral, dodecahedral, dendritic, granular, massive, equant
- Classic / historic
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Top localities
- Eagle’s Nest Mine66 specimens
- Round Mountain Mine45 specimens
- Eagle's Nest Mine24 specimens
- Colorado Quartz mine22 specimens
- Mockingbird Mine21 specimens
- Red Ledge Mine20 specimens
- Round Mountain Mine18 specimens
- Belshazzar Mine17 specimens
- Majuba Placers16 specimens
- Aouint Ighoman15 specimens
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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nevada, USA
Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nevada — collectible native gold with crystal leaf-and-plate forms, herringbone leaves, and hoppery cubes in quartz-rich rock.Read guide
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Gold from Olinghouse Mining District, Nevada, USA
Olinghouse Mining District gold, Nevada — pale-yellow native gold and electrum with wire nests and crystalline textures, prized for locality and architecture.Read guide
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Gold from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Gold from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil — historic Archean orogenic deposit; scarce native gold in quartz-carbonate-sulfide matrix with siderite and s…Read guide
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Gold from Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge, Colorado — classic American locality for leaf, wire, and sculptural gold; prized for dramatic forms and historic collector demand.Read guide
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Gold from Eagle's Nest Mine, California, USA
Gold from Eagle’s Nest Mine, California — specimen-grade native gold with sharp octahedra and dendritic forms, prized for locality and pocket material.Read guideAbout Gold
Notable localities include mining regions in the United States, Australia, Romania, Canada, and Venezuela, where extensive placer and vein deposits yield well-documented specimens. Collectors seek Gold for its iconic appearance, historical significance, and the way fine-grained particles can carry a warm, enduring glow when polished or malleated. Its universal appeal stems from its color, density, and the ease with which it takes a high polish, making it a durable centerpiece in mineral collections.
