Cripple Creek Gold Ore

Gold and silver ore from the infamous Forest Queen mine in Cripple Creek, CO. Gold ore from this area is prized for having amazing gold tellurides that are only found in a few places on earth. Calaverite,  sylvanite and petzite as well as more common sulfides like pyrite and chalcopyrite. Saved from an old timer for about 100 years now is now ready to come home with you. The Forest Queen mine was one of the richest mines in the area during its reign in the early 1900's. The gold strike in Cripple Creek had everyone headed there to get their piece of the pie. This particular mine had some issues with the owners and some of the miners at the time took home ore and gold as payment. It is believed this is the ore that was saved. Own a piece of history with this amazing piece of gold ore. 

"The bulk of collector's specimens of Calaverite are from several of the mines in the Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, including the Ajax/Cresson, Doctor, El Paso, Mary McKinney, Molly Kathleen, Portland, and Vindicator Mines. In California, tiny samples of Calaverite have come from the type locality at Carson Hill, Calaveras Co., California, in the Melones and Stanislaus Mines. In Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Calaverite is actively mined with Gold as an ore of gold." - Source Minerals.net