A large and well formed crystalized leaf gold in quartz specimen from the Harvard Gold Mine near Jamestown, California. The aesthetics of this piece are fantastic with bright white quartz and luminous yellow gold intertwined and branching from the quartz. This piece was found at the 366 meter bench that was accessed by repelling down from the top of the open pit.
The Harvard Gold Mine, located near Jamestown, California officially closed in 1994 but three prospectors, nicknamed "The Three Amigo's", were allowed access to the large open pit mine to look for more gold. The methods they used were creative and unorthodox included using a small boat to detect the walls and also repelling down from the top to the shelves or benches below that were carved out by earlier miners.
Item# EK607
Weight: 45.0 grams (696 grains)
Dimensions: 2" or 51mm
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