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1002 Gold, Eagle Mine, Potomac, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA

July 18, 2020 Pendleton Maryland North and Central Americas United States

A single grain of gold approximately 1mm wide, mounted on the point of a pin. Label says recovered from the rock run below the Eagle mine. Width 3mm. Stack of 50 images.

Label also includes previous owner’s (and presumably mounter) codes: 1111-186, K1-D2, BA.

Tags: Gold

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