Native Gold from
Botești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania
| Locality type: | Village | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Native Gold | |
| Formula: | Au | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | Small wires, dendrites and leaves with trigons on galena and quartz | |
| Habit: | dendrites, wires, leaves with trigons | |
| Colour: | gold | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | none | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 18 | |
| Sphalerite | 15 | |
| Hessite | 11 | |
| Galena | 7 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Native Gold data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Botești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1016498 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1016498:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold | ||
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘFaţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania | |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘBucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania | |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘAlmas-Stanija ore field, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania | |
| 7.0km (4.3 miles) | ⓘBucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania | |
| 8.9km (5.6 miles) | ⓘMuncaceasca-Stanija, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania | |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania | |
| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania | |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania | |
| 19.4km (12.0 miles) | ⓘRovina Cu-Au deposit (Rovina-Remetea deposit), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania | |
| 19.4km (12.1 miles) | ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania | |
| References | ||
Botești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania