- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSR-301
- Availability: By Order
The black host rock is a Clorite Shist, the shiny gold is Chalcopyrite. Chalcopyrite (also sometimes known as Fool's Gold) is a high grade copper ore.
Apache Gold is the trade name given to a lovely and elegant black and shiny metallic gold rock found in the United Verde Mine in Jerome, Arizona.
The name Apache Gold is a reference to the Apache Indians who lived in Arizona and the gold color of the Chalcopyrite. The name Chalcopyrite is a combination from the Greek word khalkos meaning copper and the mineral pyrite. Pyrtie is an iron sulfide. Chalcopyrite looks similar to the gold colored Pyrite, but it actually has a richer, more buttery, yellow color.
Stone - Apache Gold
Stone Size - 16X22 MM
Stone Shape - Rectangle
Stone Color - Multi Color
Stone Cutting - Cabochon
Weight - 13.63 Gms
SKU - CSR-301