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The heaviest good nugget ever was the "Welcome Stranger" which measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869. It weighed 2316 troy ounces or 72.04 kg. The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.
However, larger than this is the Beyers and Holtermann nugget, the largest single piece of reef gold ever discovered in the world. The Beyers and Holtermann nugget was, strictly speaking, not a nugget, but what is called a matrix. Weighing in around 286 kilograms(about 630 pounds), it measured 150cm by 66cm, and was worth at least £12,000 at the time it was discovered, in October 1872. It was discovered by workers at the Star of Hope Gold Mining Co on Hawkins Hill, at the Hill End goldfields in New South Wales, Australia. Gold sometimes appears as a "vein" included in rock, usually quartz. In this case it was a quartz reef. By removing the rock around the vein, the gold included in that vein can be recovered in one piece. And that was the case with the Holtermann Nugget.
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When was the Holterman nugget found?
The Holterman Nugget was found in Hill End in NSW on 19 October, 1872. It was the largest single nugget ever discovered anywhere, although strictly speaking, it was not really a single nugget but rather a mass of gold found in a reef.
Is fools gold heavy?
Fools gold (iron pyrite) is relatively heavy, it is about one fourth to one third as heavy as gold and about as heavy as iron.
What is the largest piece of gold ever found in Australia?
The world's largest gold nugget was found in Australia on 5 February 1869. This was the "Welcome Stranger", and it measured 61cm by 31cm. It was discovered by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, which is about halfway between Maryborough and St Arnaud in western Victoria. Because no scales of the time could actually handle the weight of the nugget, it had to be broken into three pieces by a blacksmith in order to be weighed: it weighed in at over 2300 ounces, or 70 kilograms. Deason (Deeson) and Oates were paid £19,068 for their nugget which became known as "Welcome Stranger".This is not the same as the large "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858.
Did you know that the biggest pure-gold nugget was found in Australia in 1869 and weighed 156 pounds?
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What is the worlds smallest gold nugget?
The biggest gold nugget ever recorded was the "Welcome Stranger", found in Australia. It measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869. It weighed 2316 troy ounces or 72.04 kg. The finders were paid £19,068. The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.
How heavy was the heaviest gold nugget found in Australia?
The heaviest gold nugget found in Australia is the "Welcome Stranger," discovered in 1869 in Victoria. It weighed about 2,520 troy ounces (78 kilograms) and remains the largest nugget ever discovered.
How heavy was the Welcome Stranger Nugget?
The Welcome Stranger gold nugget, found in Victoria in 1869, measured 61cm by 31cm. No scales of the time could handle the weight of the nugget, so it had to be broken into three pieces by a blacksmith in order to be weighed: it weighed in at over 2300 ounces, or 70 kilograms.
How much did the ''welcome stranger'' gold nugget weigh?
The "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget weighed approximately 2,283 troy ounces (71.03 kg) when it was discovered in Australia in 1869. It remains the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found.
How big is the welcome stranger gold nugget?
The "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget measured 61cm by 31cm. Because no scales of the time could actually handle the weight of the nugget, it had to be broken into three pieces by a blacksmith in order to be weighed: it weighed in at over 2300 ounces, or 70 kilograms.
What was the mass of the worlds largest gold nugget 100?
The world's largest gold nugget, called the "Welcome Stranger," had a mass of around 2,520 troy ounces, which is approximately 173 pounds or 78 kilograms. It was found in Victoria, Australia in 1869.
Is a gold nugget a mineral and why?
a gold nugget is a non-mineral
What color is nugget of gold?
The color of a gold nugget is usually a bright, yellowish color.
What is a raw lump of gold called?
nugget and sometimes kernel.
Is the Gold nugget a compound?
No, a gold nugget is not a compound. It is a naturally occurring solid element made of pure gold.
Who discovered the Golden nugget?
The Golden Nugget was discovered by Louis Nicot in 1851 near Georgetown, Australia. It weighed 23 kilograms and is considered to be one of the largest gold nuggets ever found.
What is the size of the Pride of Australia gold nugget?
The Pride of Australia is about 21 cm × 12 cm × 6 cm. That's if it's still in one piece. It was stolen in a smash and grab in 1991 and its fate is unknown. It is unlikely that it still exists as a nugget.
Who needs the gold nugget in the poptropica?
You take the gold nugget to nabooti island and go to the traders. In return for the gold nugget, they wil give you something to help you finish the game.
