STARTED A TWO MILLION DOLLAR TIN BOOM.
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"THE WORLD'S LARGEST
SPODUMENE CRYSTAL
EVER FOUND"
MINED AT THE ETTA.
LESS THAN A MILE FROM KEYSTONE, ONE CRYSTAL FOUND WAS 42' LONG WITH CROSS SECTION OF ABOUT 3' AND WEIGHING IN AT - "90 TON'S".
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| " 1887 - ETTA TIN MINE BUILDING " |
| PHOTOS BELOW LOST-REDOING |
IN 1899 THE ETTA MINE PRODUCED 500 TONS OF SPODUMENE, SPODUMENE IN WHICH LITHIUM IS FOUND,THESE OCCURRED IN IMMENSE CRYSTALINE SPARS LOOKING LIKE STICKS OF TIMBER. THE ETTA CRYSTALS VARIED IN LENTH FROM A FEW INCHES TO THIRTY TO FORTY FEET, IN DIAMETER UP TO FOUR FEET OR MORE.
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" DENSE "
GOLD IS SO DENSE.
A ONE TON CUBE WOULD MEASURE
14.2 INCHES PER SIDE
A MATCHBOX SIZE LUMP OF GOLD CAN
BE FLATTENED INTO A SHEET THE SIZE
OF TENNIS COURT.
LARGEST GOLD NUGGET
WEIGHED - 172 LBS., 130Z.
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