Facts
- Symbol
- Au
- Atomic number
- 79
- Atomic mass
- 197.0 u
- Minerals
- 38
- Period
- 6
- Group
- 11
- Block
- d
- Melting point
- 1,064 °C
- Boiling point
- 2,940 °C
- Discovered
- -6000
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q897
Minerals containing this element · 38
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyuiite | AuPb₂ | Tetragonal | — | 12.88 g/cm³ |
| Auricupride | AuCu₃ | Cubic | — | 12.35 g/cm³ |
| Aurihydrargyrumite | Au₆Hg₅ | Hexagonal | 2.5 | 16.09 g/cm³ |
| Auropearceite | [Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆As₂S₇] | Trigonal | — | — |
| Auropolybasite | [Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆Sb₂S₇] | Trigonal | — | — |
| Auroselenide | AuSe | Monoclinic | — | 9.17 g/cm³ |
| Aurostibite | AuSb₂ | Cubic | — | 9.57 g/cm³ |
| Bilibinskite | Au₃Cu₂Pb·nTeO₂ | Cubic | 4.5 | — |
| Buckhornite | (Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Calaverite | AuTe₂ | Monoclinic | — | 8.86 g/cm³ |
| Cuproauride | Cu₃Au | Cubic | — | 12.35 g/cm³ |
| Fischesserite | Ag₃AuSe₂ | Cubic | — | 8.92 g/cm³ |
| Honeaite | Au₃TlTe₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Hunchunite | Au₂Pb | Cubic | 3.5 | 15.36 g/cm³ |
| Jaszczakite | [Bi₃S₃][AuS₂] | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Jonassonite | Au(Bi,Pb)₅S₄ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Kostovite | AuCuTe₄ | — | — | — |
| Krennerite | Au₃AgTe₈ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Makotoite | Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈ | — | — | — |
| Maldonite | Au₂Bi | Cubic | — | — |
| Maletoyvayamite | Au₃Se₄Te₆ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)₂₃(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)₃₈ | — | — | — |
| Museumite | [Pb₂(Pb,Sb)₂S₈][(Te,Au)₂] | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Muthmannite | AuAgTe₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nagyágite | [Pb(Pb,Sb)S₂][(Au,Te)] | Monoclinic | 1.5 | — |
| Native gold | Au | Cubic | 2.8 | 17.40 g/cm³ |
| Novodneprite | AuPb₃ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Pampaloite | AuSbTe | — | — | — |
| Penzhinite | (Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Petrovskaite | AuAgS | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Petzite | Ag₃AuTe₂ | Cubic | — | 9.00 g/cm³ |
| Rumoiite | AuSn₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Sylvanite | AgAuTe₄ | Monoclinic | 1.8 | 8.10 g/cm³ |
| Tetra-auricupride | CuAu | Tetragonal | — | 14.86 g/cm³ |
| Thunderbayite | TlAg₃Au₃Sb₇S₆ | Triclinic | 3.0 | 5.69 g/cm³ |
| Uytenbogaardtite | Ag₃AuS₂ | Trigonal | 2.0 | — |
| Weishanite | (Au,Ag,Hg) | Hexagonal | 2.5 | — |
| Yuanjiangite | AuSn | Hexagonal | — | 11.38 g/cm³ |
Minerals named after it · 9
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriacusite | Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Auricupride | AuCu₃ | Cubic | — | 12.35 g/cm³ |
| Auropearceite | [Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆As₂S₇] | Trigonal | — | — |
| Auropolybasite | [Ag₉AuS₄][Ag₆Sb₂S₇] | Trigonal | — | — |
| Aurostibite | AuSb₂ | Cubic | — | 9.57 g/cm³ |
| Chrysocolla | Cu₂₋ₓAlₓ(H₂₋ₓSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Chrysotile | Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄ | Orthorhombic | — | 2.49 g/cm³ |
| Cuproauride | Cu₃Au | Cubic | — | 12.35 g/cm³ |
| Orpiment | As₂S₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |