Rich ore of any kind (except free milling gold ore and placer) is virtually worthless to the individual. Even if he found a quantity of it. Only in rare cases could the individual find a market for it unless they were a professional that had deep connections in the corporate world. Rocks and ore samples are not valuable for the metals they contain.
ChatCalaverite is one of the few minerals that is an ore of gold, besides native gold itself. It is the most common gold bearing mineral besides native gold. The element gold is typically either found as native gold (in its elemental state), as an alloy with other metals such as silver and copper and as trace amounts in a few minerals.
ChatCalaverite is one of the few minerals that is an ore of gold, besides native gold itself. It is the most common gold bearing mineral besides native gold. The element gold is typically either found as native gold (in its elemental state), as an alloy with other metals such as silver and copper and as trace amounts in a few minerals.
ChatThis double specimen is an exquisite example of high grade gold ore. The gold telluride calaverite is present, with some of the gold being replaced by silver. Contained in a brecciated white quartz matrix, the heavy metals really shine.
ChatCalaverite - Several brassy goldish fragmented grains of Calaverite to 5mm occur on this specimen on one side with a coating of chalcedony or hyalite Quartz. On the flip side purple flourite as fine disseminations occur. On both sides occur a little silvery dark grey metallic crystal grains of probably Petzite. It is brittle. There is perhaps light blue Celestine. All these minerals are ...
Chatnoun calaverite a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2 3; noun calaverite a yellow to silver-white, monoclinic mineral, AuTe2: an ore of gold, it contains a trace of silver 3
ChatCalaverite, a gold telluride mineral (AuTe 2) that is a member of the krennerite group of sulfides and perhaps a structurally altered form (paramorph) of krennerite ( q.v. ); it generally contains some silver replacing gold. Calaverite is most commonly found in veins that have formed at low temperatures, as in sites at Kalgoorlie, Australia; Cripple Creek, Colo.; and Calaveras county, Calif., for which it is named.
ChatCalaverite - 1mm and less grains of brassy, elongated distinct crystals of Calaverite. Most of the grains are crude with no crystal forms. Specimen is somewhat rich. . This and many more mineral specimens are available for sale at Dakota Matrix Minerals.
ChatCalaverite is an uncommon and much sought after mineral by mineral collectors and those seeking fortunes. Calaverite is one of the few minerals that is an ore of gold, besides native gold itself. It is the most common gold bearing mineral besides native gold. The element gold is typically either found as native gold (in its elemental state), as an alloy with other metals such as silver and copper and as trace amounts in a few minerals.
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