This exceptional gold specimen from Round Mountain, Nevada showcases a strikingly unique and elongated form with a richly textured, granular surface throughout. The piece is composed of dense, intergrown micro-crystalline gold, creating a fine, almost velvety texture that gives it a distinctive matte-to-soft luster rarely seen in more water-worn pieces.
Vertical ridges and natural column-like formations run through the specimen, adding structure and a sense of movement, while the surface is covered in tightly packed, irregular gold growths that create remarkable depth and detail. This combination of form and texture gives the piece a strong, almost architectural presence, making it highly engaging from multiple angles.
Round Mountain is well known for producing gold with this signature granular and micro-crystalline character, and this specimen is an excellent representation of that locality. With its uncommon shape, intricate surface detail, and unmistakable Nevada character, it makes a standout display piece and a highly desirable addition to any serious gold collection.
Item #T3104
Weight: 2.65 grams
Dimensions: 11 mm
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Only about 2% of the gold in the world is in “gold nugget” form and the other 98% is microscopic speck and flake gold found in ore. A good gold ore today will have about one ounce of gold for every two tons of rock.
Even rarer are crystallized gold specimens and only about 0.04% of the gold in the world is crystallized. These natural gold nuggets and gold specimens are true - one of a kind - masterpieces from the earth’s natural elements and are found mostly in pockets where the gold was able to crystallize while it formed, much the same way other crystals form deep inside the earth.
Most of the hard rock mines that uncovered these extremely rare gold nugget crystals are closed today and it is extremely rare to have a new discovery of crystallized gold nuggets or gold specimens.
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