Gold on Quartz from Colorado Quartz Mine, California, USA. 21st Century

Gold’s cultural importance is unparalleled. Crystallized gold is rare, and the finest examples are considered masterpieces in the mineral kingdom. This intricately crystallized specimen is stunning, made up of sharp octahedrals perched on the edge of spinel-twin lattices. Two clusters are branching fans, crowning their quartz matrix like a bird’s plumage.

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