Native Gold: La Tosca mine, Vetas, Santander, Spain

Description

Species: Native Gold

Locality: La Tosca mine, Concession Potosi, Vetas, Santander, Colombia

Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm.

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The Vetas Gold Mining District in Colombia’s Santander Province hosts rich veins of epithermal-style gold mineralization which, in recent years, have produced rare specimens of very attractive, leafy, crystallized gold on matrix. This is a great example of this small find from the La Tosca mine, with lustrous, buttery-yellow gold crystals and leaves on quartz matrix. A good, aesthetic example of this unusual find, which displays well from multiple angles. Ex. Raul Sanabria collection. Mark Cross photo.