Ankerite with Quartz
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Carson Hill Gold Mine, Calaveras Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Ankerite, Quartz
- Dimensions
- 14 x 11 x 5 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- F434
Fine quality specimen Ankerite, a mineral similar to Dolomite, with Quartz crystals on green Mariposite.
Large undamaged specimen with great crystals, one of the finest recovered during a recent collecting effort. Mariposite is a dolomitic marble
included by chromium rich mica found in the foothills of California and was often an indicator of nearby Gold. Valued at $200.