Gold
Unknown Owner
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Beautiful Romanian classic with bright crystallized native gold on matrix with quartz. In excellent condition.Rosia Montana, located in the Metaliferi Mountains of Alba County in Romania, is one of the oldest and most historically celebrated gold mining districts in Europe, with extraction dating back over two millennia to pre-Roman and Roman times. Geologically, the area is situated within the Neogene metallogenic belt of the Apuseni Mountains, where calc-alkaline volcanic activity and hydrothermal systems resulted in gold and silver mineralization hosted within extensive dacitic subvolcanic intrusions and surrounding sedimentary rocks. Mineralogically, the district is world-famous for its spectacular native gold specimens, often found in striking dendritic, wire, and crystalline sheet forms known as psilomelane or quartz associations, alongside various sulfides like pyrite, sphalerite, and galena that have fascinated mineral collectors and historians for centuries.
Product details
SpeciesGold
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Added on08/11/2026
LocalityRosia Montana, Alba Co., Romania
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2026 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | Weinrich Minerals | Not disclosed |
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