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Native Gold from
Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway


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Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Electrum, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Electrum, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Electrum, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Electrum, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Electrum, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
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Native Gold, etc.

Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:a gold-like mineral was observed by Jøsang (1964)
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite2
Dyscrasite2
Sphalerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Olavs Mine, Storwartz mining field, Røros copper mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175152:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘBottenbäcken, Storsjö, Berg, Härjedalen, Jämtland County, Sweden
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘGisna River, Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway
References
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Jøsang, Ottar (1964) En mikroskopisk undersøkelse av en del av Røros-malmene, in Årbok 1963. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 228, Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU). 180-216
 
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