Gold on Quartz (Jaime Bird Coll.)

Eagles Nest Mine, Placer Co., California
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 05/30/2009 6:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/04/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An exquisite and aesthetic, 2.7 cm long, elongated cluster of bright, crystalline gold with "rabbit ears" on top from the famous Eagles Nest Mine of California. Spinel-twins and flattened octahedrons are scattered amongst the microcrystalline gold, in particular in the "ears". I really like the presentation style of the gold rising off of the quartz matrix. Ex Jaime Bird Collection and valued at $750-900.

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