GOLD FIELDS IN RURAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Since the
beginning of time gold has been treasured by people for its
color, beauty and versatility and has been used for centuries to
measure wealth and power. Less than 2% of the worlds gold comes
in gold nugget form, most comes from mineral ore which is
processed to remove all the impurities until it is pure gold then
is made into ingots. The richest gold fields in the world for
gold nuggets is in rural western Australia, with Victoria providing some of the best gold
nuggets (including the largest gold nugget ever found the WELCOME
STRANGER at 156 pounds) but also some of the
puriest gold nuggets in the world 92% - 99% (22kt - 24kt) with
most averaging 96% to 98% which give Australian gold nuggets that
beautiful yellow gold color so coveted by collectors. Unlike most
items gold and other precious metals are measured by troy
ounces which has 31.1 grams to a troy ounce
and 12 oz. to a troy pound.
All the gold nuggets on this site come from Australia and
reside in my personal collection, the more unusual the shape of a
gold nugget the more character it has which makes it more
desirable to collectors. The most desirable gold nuggets are ones
that resemble something like the "THE BLADE" nugget, the "MOOSE LEAPING" nugget or the "FISH" nugget. Please come back often as the
nuggets I have currently listed are only a small part of my
collection and I will continue to list other nuggets as I get
them photographed.
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| 18.3 gm Gold Nugget | 47.4 gm Gold Nugget |
| "THE BLADE" | Gold Crystal nugget with octahedral formations on the ends |
