Native Gold Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field,...
Native Gold Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, Fiji "A pyrite rich rock with a quartz vein and a vug in the quartz with fine wires of gold in the quartz. Got the specimen in a small lot of specimens from one of the geologists at the mine after my trip there." - Rock H. Currier When the Gold localities of the world are totted up, almost nobody is aware that the Islands of Fiji should be among them. Rock was one of the few people on this planet that had ever been to this locality and one of those few that ever ended up with anything to show for it. No Native Gold collection, purporting to be complete, can afford to overlook this specimen. Enough said? Overall Measurements: 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.2 inches (6.5 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Purchased in Fiji at the mine [RHC #1784, acquired 1973] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Native Gold Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, Fiji "A pyrite rich rock with a quartz vein and a vug in the quartz with fine wires of gold in the quartz. Got the specimen in a small lot of specimens from one of the geologists at the mine after my trip there." - Rock H. Currier When the Gold localities of the world are totted up, almost nobody is aware that the Islands of Fiji should be among them. Rock was one of the few people on this planet that had ever been to this locality and one of those few that ever ended up with anything to show for it. No Native Gold collection, purporting to be complete, can afford to overlook this specimen. Enough said? Overall Measurements: 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.2 inches (6.5 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Purchased in Fiji at the mine [RHC #1784, acquired 1973] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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