This beautiful gold-bearing specimen from California’s Sierra Nevada captures the subtle, refined character of classic Mother Lode mineralization. A soft, earthy quartz matrix is richly adorned with a dense spread of fine, naturally textured gold, giving the surface a warm, almost velvety golden sheen.
Rather than bold, chunky masses, the gold presents in a delicate, granular formation — almost crystalline in appearance — blanketing portions of the quartz in a way that glitters with countless tiny reflections. This creates a unique visual effect, where the piece seems to glow rather than simply shine, offering a more nuanced and sophisticated aesthetic.
Specimens from the Sierra Nevada are prized for their historic significance and distinctive style, and this piece is no exception. Its combination of subtle gold distribution, natural texture, and warm coloration makes it an appealing display specimen and a collectible representation of California’s legendary gold-bearing regions.
Specific Gravity testing indicates approximately 4.5 grams of contained gold.
Item #T3114
Total Weight: 21.32 grams
Contained Gold: 4.5 grams
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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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