2099

NV - Midas,Elko County - Gold & Silver Ore Specimens - Midas, Nevada

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
NV - Midas,Elko County - Gold & Silver Ore Specimens - Midas, Nevada
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 9 gold and silver ore specimens from the Gold Circle District near Midas. Specimens are all 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter and were collected from the Gold Circle, Lynx, and Elko Prince mines likely circa 1920. Numerous low sulfidation silver-bearing veins were exploited near surface at the turn of the century. The district was rediscovered in the 1980's with the bonanza veins system of the Ken Snyder, now operated as the Midas Mine. These samples are composed of acanthite, naumanite, and native gold in banded veins of calcite, quartz, rhodochrosite, and adularia - many cut and polished making attractive pieces. The lot also includes native gold, argenttie, and pyrargyrite from Tuscorora.