Natural Sponge Gold on Quartz Specimen - Idaho - 2.173g

This is natural gold exactly as the earth made it.

A bright spongy mass of native gold has grown across and through a core of milky white quartz, giving you that unmistakable dendritic, textured surface that only forms over geologic time.

Specimen weight: 2.173 grams (gross, gold and quartz combined)
Origin: Idaho, USA
Type: Natural sponge gold on quartz matrix
Display: Mounted on clear acrylic base 

The contrast is the whole show here. Warm gold against clean white, mounted on a clear acrylic display base so it reads beautifully from every angle on a shelf or in a case.

Sponge gold gets its name from that porous, intricate texture, and it is one of the more sought after natural gold habits for collectors precisely because it cannot be faked or reproduced. Every ridge and pocket in this piece is a one of one.

Mined in Idaho, a state with deep roots in American gold history, this specimen carries real provenance and presence through its compact size.

A genuine natural gold specimen for the serious collector, the new prospector, or anyone who wants to own a piece of the West that no two people will ever hold twice.