Item-Number: | 190012 |
Item-Description: | Gold in quartz vein from the Eldorado Gold Mine, Issano Mazaruni District, Guyana |
Medium: | Crystaline quartz vein with visible gold |
Origin: | Guyana - Issano Mazaruni District |
Dimensions: | 6.7 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, approx. weight 300 gms |
Age: | Paleoproterozoic (2.26 - 2.09 Ga) |
Provenance: | Field collected Eldorado Gold Mine, 1972 |
Condition: | Fresh, unweathered |
Notes: | The Eldorado gold vein is blue grey in colour probably due to the presence of accompanying teluride ores |