Gold (rare, rich locale piece!)

Item Description

A solid mass of lustrous, rich, buttery, "sponge gold" - soft crystals intermeshed with one another, is 5 cm across. This is monstrous size for the locality! The gold is dramatically displayed and is superbly emplaced on a matrix of massive white quartz. Gold specimens from Cavnic are generally subservient to those from Verespatak, but this wonderful specimen is a rare display-quality exception. Minor sulfides are also included in the matrix. From a small find brought out at the Munich show of 2016. We were told that they were found by metal detecting in the old mine workings and tailings, which go back centuries. Mass is 69 grams, of which we presume approximately 1/2 to 2/3 weight to be gold by guesstimate (so it should contain 1 to 1.5 ounces within). In any case a great display-worthy gold specimen, from a ridiculously rare and collectible location, well worth $7500-9000 range.