Oro Nativo
Oro is a mineral with formula Au, in the Elementos nativos group. This specimen comes from Lake Catcha, Lake Catcha gold district, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadá and joined the Terrium collection in 2025.
Description
Native gold on quartz with a wing-like form. Well-defined crystals of gold are visible in fractures of the matrix.
History of this specimen
My first gold and a reference piece within the Palasaca selection. I acquired it for its sculptural form. One of my favourites.
About Oro
Native gold crystallises in the cubic system and commonly occurs as sheets, grains or filaments embedded in quartz or sulphides. It is one of the most prized native elements, valued for its rarity as well as its historical and economic significance.
About the locality
The Lake Catcha deposit in Nova Scotia is a classic Canadian locality for gold in quartz matrix. It was worked from the mid-19th century, and today the recovery of quality specimens is limited, increasing its desirability to collectors.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0132
- Composition
- Au
- Name
- Oro
- Variety
- Nativo
- Group
- Elementos nativos
- Category
- Cupidium
- Matrix
- Cuarzo
- Mine
- Lake Catcha
- District / Municipality
- Lake Catcha gold district
- Province
- Halifax
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canadá
- Size (cm)
- 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.4
- Weight
- 3.84 g
- Acquired
- 2025
- Etymology
- From the Latin "aurum", meaning "bright dawn".
- Quality
- Top
- Value trend
- Al alza
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