Very fine linear and dust-like matal sulfides spreading in the grey quartz with higher gold grades are determined to be responsible for the grey-dark grey colour.
对河南卢氏石门金矿床中矿石经偏光、反光显微镜下研究,发现自然金与细脉状的黄铁矿黄铜矿脉、黄铁矿方解石脉共生;含金品位较高的烟灰色石英内分布有网脉状金属硫化物细丝以及尘埃状不透明的金属矿物,造成宏观上石英呈烟灰色至深灰色。