AUSTRALIAN GOLD NUGGET   

SOURCED FROM BENDIGO ,VICTORIA 

WEIGHT  OF GOLD NUGGET 1.83   GRAMS

SIZE OF GOLD NUGGET   13 X 9 X 5 107  MM

THIS NUGGET CAME FROM AN AREA IN VISTORIA WHERE I USED TO  FOSSIK FOR GOLD SOME 30 YEARS AGO.

NOW MY BROTHER LIVES IN THIS AREA AND HAS JOINED THE LOCAL FOSSIKERS CLUB

SO WHEN I RETIRE I WILL GO TO THIS AREA AS  I KNOW ALL THE VALLEYS  AND INTERESTING PLACES TO FOSSICK FOR GOLD .

TODAY ONLT 2 % OF THE WORLDS GOLD IS FOUND IN NUGGET FORM

LARGER NUGGETS OVER GRAM ARE HIGHER IN PRICE AND NUGGETS OVER 5 GRAMS ARE AT PREMIUM PRICE.

GOLD FOSSIKERS CHARGE OVER 10-15 % EXTRA FOR NUGGETS OVER 5 GRAMS

MOST GOLD NUGGETS FROM HERE ARE FOUND  IN QUARTZ VEINS AND PURE AND CLEAN,SOME FOUND IN CREEKS ARE WORN MORE WHERE AS OTHERS HAVE RIDGID SHAPES

MOST GOLD FROM THIS AREA RANGE FROM 99 TO 99.6% PURE