What Does an Unrefined Gold Nugget Look Like?

What Does an Unrefined Gold Nugget Look Like?

Gold is one of the most
precious metals and is sought after by many. Because there are many
other minerals that might resemble gold, knowing what real gold looks
like is essential to identifying what is worthless from what is
valuable.
Types

Gold comes in a variety of

forms, from tiny dust to small flakes to crystal within a matrix, to
larger nuggets. Nuggets can range from little pebbles to boulder-sized
giants. Most are coin-sized, ranging from the size of a dime to that of a
silver dollar.

Features
Some nuggets collected from

rivers are smooth, with crevices and indentations produced from the
tumbling effect of water and sand on the surface of the gold. Nuggets
collected from dry deposits or by hard-rock mining might be rougher.
Gold crystals sometimes form and are big enough to be seen with the
naked eye.

Color

Because it does not corrode, a
gold nugget retains its bright, shiny, metallic yellow appearance
despite exposure to the elements. When mined by panning or dredging,
gold's color will make it stand out from the silt, sand and gravel it
occurs in.

Warning
A mineral called pyrite is also known as fool's gold. While it might look golden in appearance, it is not real gold

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What Does an Unrefined Gold Nugget Look Like?

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