Neutrons used to examine priceless Harvard gold specimen
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February 20, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Scientists at a premier U.S. laboratory have helped to unravel some of the mysteries about a rare gold specimen discovered at a Colorado mine more than 130 years ago.
Officials at Harvard University's mineral museum were anxious for Los Alamos National Laboratory's assistance in understanding more about the structure of the specimen of wire gold, which looks as if it were formed by twisting together a bunch of thin strands of gold.
The 263-gram specimen is named the Ram's Horn, and Harvard officials have said it is the finest known example of its kind.
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