NATIVE GOLD NUGGET. ...

Description

NATIVE GOLD NUGGET
Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia
This characterful nugget exhibits the bright yellow color that denotes a high karat content common to many such Australian samples. Although flattened by its journey along the outback canyon floor, both faces exhibit a wealth of character, with large areas rubbed beautifully smooth by alluvial action, interspersed with characterfully textured depressions. Held a certain way, it even resembles an elongated head with a tall sloping forehead. A highly characterful specimen, it measures approximately 2 3/8 x 15/8 x 5/8 inches and weighs 5.633 ozt (175.2g).

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