Gold

This specimen of gold ore comes the Snip Mine, located in the Iskut River area of Northwestern BC. The Mine is owned by the Homestake Mining Company. Gold mineralization occurs in 1 centimetre to 1 metre alternating bands of massive (streaky) calcite, heavily disseminated to massive pyrite, biotite-calcite as thin bands or streaks, or in quartz with sulphides in a crackle breccia or pyritic to non-pyritic fault gouge. ref.: http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/Geolsurv/MetallicMinerals/depmodel/3-auvein.HTM A choice specimen of ore from

A famous locality, high grade runs though the dark host rock! Beauty!

Snip Mine, Next to Iskut Mine Inbe $250 original price