This is a wonderful gold <u>crystal</u> --- not nugget --- from Venezuela. The crystals from this placer deposit are almost one hundred percent pure gold. They are typically found covered white kaolin clay and many have small sand grains of white quartz stuck in them. <BR><BR>
This very bright sppecimen must not have moved very far, as it has wonderful luster. It is 1.4 cm tall and weighs 1.66 grams.