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CC18197

NATIVE GOLD

NATIVE GOLD


Size:
103 x 42 x 22 mm
Regular price $5,000.00 USD
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Dimensions 103 x 42 x 22 mm
Locality Hope's Nose Torquay Devon, England
Condition No recorded repairs
A fine small cabinet specimen of filigree Native Gold in Calcite from the renowned British locality of Hope's Nose, just east of Torquay in Devon, England. The long, narrow Calcite matrix has been lightly acid etched (as have all such specimens) to expose at least five areas of dendritic Native Gold, the largest patch being approximately 1.5 x 1.0 cm. Characteristic of Hope's Nose, the Gold forms delicate arborescent stems and branches and occasional, more matted, tangled nests of Native Gold wires within the more cream-coloured Calcite. The Calcite varies in colour from pale cream to glassy dull brick-red. Good areas of visible Native Gold occur on both faces of the specimen, so it can be displayed from either side. At 10 cm in length this is a very large specimen from Hope's Nose, where specimens are often only thumbnail or miniature in size. A classic crystallized Native Gold from probably England's most famous gold occurrence and where collecting has been off-limits for decades.

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