Gold specimens

Learn the key differences between Fool's Gold (pyrite) and real gold. This guide helps you identify each through color, shape, tarnish, hardness, and streak tests. Essential for rock collectors and enthusiasts.

Gold-bearing quartz is one of the few ways that hard rock and native gold are found in nature. Here's how to get it out!

People have been searching for gold for thousands of years. You have more chances of finding gold when you know about the rocks that contain gold. Sedimentary, metamorphic, quartz, granite, and igneous rocks can have gold. You need to learn specific rock types in these classes to mine at locations with more chances of finding gold. Gold comes from the deeper layers with hydrothermal activity.

Gold that is still encased in quartz, often called a gold specimen, is highly sought after by prospectors and collectors alike. Each one is unique and they are a real treat to find. Although rare, it is still possible to find beautiful specimens if you know where to search. Here are a few tips that …

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Gold "Dragon". Zapata, Icabaru, Santa Elena, La Gran Sabana, Bolívar, Venezuela; Crystalized gold is highly prized by many collectors. Unlike the more common gold dust, flakes and water worn nuggets, gold that has natural crystal structure is exceptionally rare. This “Dragon” is particularly well-formed and elegant. The crystal formations include octahedral and scalenohedral crystals. This and more rare mineral specimens for sale on CuratorsEye.com

Limonite is a mineral that is composed mainly of hydrated iron oxides, typically goethite and/or lepidocrocite, along with other minerals such as magnetite, hematite, and quartz. It is a yellowish-brown to dark brown mineral with a dull or earthy luster and a hardness of 4 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale. Limonite is a secondary mineral that forms from the weathering of other iron-bearing minerals and is often found as nodules, concretions, or layered deposits in sedimentary rocks or soils. It is…