LARGE Size Gold Nugget/Specimen

9.8 Grams

est. gold content @ 6+ grams

This is fantastic gold nugget/Specimen

from the Georgetown area of N. Queensland.

Gold nuggets from this area are of very high purity!

The alluvial gold in this area has been mined for over 100 years and some mining is still being carried out today. Most gold from this area is generally attached to quartz and/or ironstone.

Top notch specimen.

Excellent for gold nugget collections.

At shows, Australian natural gold specimens like this

sell much faster & get a premium over the basic gold nuggets!

This is good news both for the collector and investor.

$475.00

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Australian GOLD

LARGE Size

Gold Nugget in Quartz Specimen

14.2 Grams

This is fantastic gold nugget

from the Georgetown area of N. Queensland.

$380.00

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Australian GOLD

Gold Nugget Quartz Specimen

6.4 Grams

This is fantastic gold nugget

from the Georgetown area of N. Queensland.

$299.00

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Australian GOLD

Gold Nugget Quartz Specimen

6.4 Grams

This is fantastic gold nugget

from the Georgetown area of N. Queensland.

$195.00

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California GOLD

Gold Nugget Quartz Specimen

3.9 Grams

$89.00

California GOLD

Gold Nugget Quartz Specimen

.4 Grams

$71.00

California GOLD

Gold ore Specimen

25.9 Grams

$55.00

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Marble Gold Ore Ropes Mine Specimen Rough Slab Slabs

Michigan gold to my limited understanding, is famous for a few different types of characteristics; I'll pass on what I know and have heard along the way. One characteristic is it's mixed with silver, and some other things such as iron copper, pyrite, lead, etc. Some of the largest iron and copper mines in the world were there. Pyrite is an easily misunderstood term and concept of what that actually means. The chemical formula and variety of actual minerals being present and combinations and amounts there of ,vary wildly in different types. Some are worth a lot; some worth little. Michigan has very rich deposits of iron, copper, silver, gold and another little known and talked about subject, radioactive minerals. All are quite abundant throughout the Lake Superior basin. That's a fact!

The ultimate questions asked and answered are: Is there gold in that pyrite / sulphide? Well yes there is. Is there pyrite in that gold? Well yes there is. Is there enough precious metal in this stuff that they crushed it and in the end came out with tons of gold and silver? Yes they did and for almost a hundred years, too. You say toe-may-toe I say toe-mah-toe. Is there gold in it? Yes the big question is, how much? the answer is, I don't know. Is it from the mine? Yes it is; 100% positive. Is there precious metal in it ? Yes there is. How much ? I don't know!

The richest gold ore ever found in the state of Michigan was a chalcopyrite with over 4 ounces of gold per ton with a good amount of silver / copper and lead per ton on top of that. A very valuable and fabulously rich gold ore, and also one of the richest gold ores in the United States History, was a chalcopyrite from Michigan.. Folks , I said a chalcopyrite / pyrite; basically fool's gold. When that assay came back he sure didn't call that ore fools gold ever again, and either would I.

My personal observation is the gold and silver purity is greatest in the quartz and less in the marble. Usually more sulphide / pyrites / irons are mixed with the gold in the marble, which was one of the famous metallurgical problems the mine had processing the ore, causing very high and deadly pollution in the area, even to this day. Thisis why sulphide mining is such a touchy subject throughout the area to this day. Silver in the marble is a very rare thing and not common at all. There are also many different / rare / metals / minerals / and some radioactive that I can not identify. Don't worry nothing dangerous.

Marble Gold Ore Ropes Mine Specimen Rough Slab

Marble Green Gold Ore Ropes Mine Michigan Specimen Rough Slab app.55 x 27 x 8 mm shows pin head size flecks on surface, very cool collectable No idea of exact purity of metal present. I am not an assayer, but I can tell you the mine was very very rich in gold and silver and produced precious metal for nearly a hundred years. Michigan's most famous gold mine, sulphide sulphides metal mining

26 Grams

$35.00

Marble Gold Ore Ropes Mine Specimen Rough Slab

Gold Bearing Green Quartz Ropes Gold Mine Michigan Specimen Display Rough Slab Slabs Mining, slab is app. 55 x 40 x 8 mm. I think this one is better suited to be left as a specimen from the state's most famous gold mine. No idea of exact purity of metal present. I am not an assayer but I can tell you the mine was very rich in gold and silver and produced precious metal for nearly a hundred years . Michigan's most famous gold mine , sulphide sulphides metal mining

36 Grams

$65.00

Marble Gold Ore Ropes Mine Specimen Rough

Gold Ore Collector Piece A+ Ropes Gold Mine Michigan Specimen Rough app. 45 x 60 x 15 mm. Hard to appreciate in a picture app 220 cts, lots of gold / silver colored metal metallic globs all over this piece, very cool. It's a nice one, formed just to the side of quartz vein, with a little still left on. Will make a very nice display piece. This is an odd one; a lot of this metal looks white, doesn't look like the normal marble ore, and something different about it doesn't look like a pyrite either. Not sure what it is but looks pretty darn cool. Please continue to read below!

No idea of the purity and exact type of all metals, silver gold lead iron pyrites etc. present. I am not an assayer so all I can say is the Ropes Mine was the most famous gold mine in Michigan history , producing thousands of ounces of precious metal / gold and silver for nearly a hundred years and the most famous gold mine in the state's history. sulphide mining

50 Grams

$85.00

Gold Ore Marble Ropes Mine AAA++ Specimen Display 7oz.+

Gold Ore Marble Ropes Mine AAA++ Specimen Display app. .5 lb, 90x 40 x 47 mm. Hard to appreciate in a picture; nice piece.

No idea of the purity and exact type of all metals , silver ,gold ,lead, iron pyrites etc. present. I am not an expert or an assayer; all I can say is the Ropes Gold Mine was the most famous gold mine in Michigan State history producing thousands of ounces of precious metal / gold and silver for nearly a hundred years.

7oz+

$84.00

Gold Ore Quartz Ropes Mine Specimen Slab Rough

Gold Ore In Quartz Ropes Mine Michigan Specimen Slab Slabs Rough pieces app. 175 cts carats , Gold / silver colored metal present ,app 47 x 50 x 8 mm. Fun stuff; you could get a couple really nice cabs from this

No idea of the purity and exact type of all metals , silver ,gold ,lead, iron pyrites etc. present. I am not an expert or an assayer; all I can say is the Ropes Gold Mine was the most famous gold mine in Michigan State history, producing thousands of ounces of precious metal / gold and silver for nearly a hundred years .

35 Grams

$51.00

Gold Ore Quartz Ropes Mine Michigan Slab Display Rough

Gold Ore Quartz Ropes Mine Michigan Specimen Slab Slabs Rough Gold colored metal present app. x 29 x 59 x 10 mm, fun stuff.

No idea of the purity and exact type of all metals, silver, gold, lead, iron pyrites, etc., present , I am not a metallurgist or an assayer; all I can say is the Ropes Gold Mine was the most famous gold mine in Michigan State history, producing thousands of ounces of precious metal / gold and silver for nearly a hundred years .

38 Grams

$57.00