Gold-bornite-quartz_hydrothermal_vein_(Field's_Vein,_Dahlonega_Mining_District,_Dahlonega_Gold_Belt,_Lumpkin_County,_Georgia,_USA)_(16537558623).jpg
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Gold-bornite-quartz hydrothermal vein from Georgia, USA. (public display, Leadville Mining Museum, Leadville, Colorado, USA) This is a gold ore sample from Georgia's Dahlonega Mining District. The whitish-gray material is quartz (SiO2 - silicon dioxide). The dark iridescent blue material is bornite (Cu5FeS4 - copper iron sulfide). The metallic yellowish material is native gold (Au). Locality: Field's Vein, Dahlonega Mining District, Dahlonega Gold Belt, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA |
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| Source | Gold-bornite-quartz hydrothermal vein (Field's Vein, Dahlonega Mining District, Dahlonega Gold Belt, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA) |
| Author | James St. John |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jsj1771 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/16537558623 . It was reviewed on 3 May 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |