Gold wires on Quartz - superb TN

Item Description

This item is part of a special benefit auction for the Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals (ricenorthwestmuseum.org). Items are either deaccessions from the museum's collection or were donated by generous supporters listed below.

Auction open April 1, 2021 through April 17, 2021.

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This is an exquisite divergent group of Gold crystalline wires from the historic Ace of Diamonds Mine in Washington State. This stunning large thumbnail specimen is competition level for its display quality, consisting of a half dozen striated, twisting wires of the noble metal that emanate from a nest of curled and interwoven Gold wires to produce an incredibly aesthetic and three-dimensional piece. It has class and style that sets it apart from the other pieces offered here and even from most Gold specimens from other famous localities. This is a stunning, full-sized thumbnail with unique aesthetics, and the photos say it all! Certainly from old finds of the 1960s.