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EGX70AQ0: Spectacular growth of Gold in the form of a snake that, even so, preserves the lateral suture line of the spinel-law twin along its entire length.
This is a high quality specimen of astonishing beauty. This sample has been referenced and pictured, as a novelty in Sainte Marie 2023, in the magazine 'Le Rčgne Minéral' number 172, July-August 2023, page 21 and by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 51 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
Kavanayen (Santa Teresita de Kavanayen), Gran Sabana, Bolívar State Venezuela
Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.55” × 0.20”
Weight: 4.1 grams
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