Rich \"Roasted\" Native Gold: Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, USA- Rare For Sale

This specimen represents classic roasted telluride ore from the historic Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado, USA. Before cyanide milling, telluride-rich ores from this camp were commonly roasted, oxidizing the original gold–telluride minerals and leaving behind liberated native gold.

The piece shows a striking mix of deep red, brown, and black iron oxides with scattered bright gold specks and tiny blebs concentrated along fractures and vugs in the darker zones. Under strong light or magnification the gold stands out clearly against the oxidized matrix, making this an excellent teaching specimen for the effects of roasting on telluride ores. The back of the specimen preserves more massive red-brown matrix with additional fine gold, along with an old hand-written collection number that adds a bit of provenance character.

At roughly 6 cm across and 95 grams, it is a sturdy hand specimen with strong visual contrast—ideal for a specialized Cripple Creek, telluride-ore, or gold-ore suite.

Specimen Details

• Species: Native gold (from roasted Au–Te ore)

• Locality: Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USA

• Size: 5.7 × 5.3 × 3.1 cm

• Weight: 95 grams

US buyers only

Please review all photos and video for the best sense ofoverall aesthetics; any coins and/or stands shown in photos/video are forscale/display only and are not included in the sale. As with all orespecimens, this piece is offered strictly as a collectible mineral specimen—nospecific assay values or recoverable metal content are implied.