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Mackka said:
Good luck Diginit, i think bush flies or any flies, midges etc eat / drink Bushmans for breakfast.
Mackka

No issue as rain stopped the intention. Shall have to be an early start tomorrow now :rolleyes: Meanwhile have amused one self by starting to clean up the rope :p You would swear it was a man made weave

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Hard to get a good image of rope as it's pretty intricate.

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RM Outback said:
Diginit that is a bloody ripper find :perfect: :beer:
Thanks bloke. Yeah pretty happy as my first rope gold type nugget. Just put a third pic up but you still can't see how it is actually standing proud of ironstone. It basically looks like a piece of tangled cotton. Nature can certainly deliver the goods. :Y:
This pic is probably better to show how intricate it really is

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Diginit said:
RM Outback said:
Diginit that is a bloody ripper find :perfect: :beer:
Thanks bloke. Yeah pretty happy as my first rope gold type nugget. Just put a third pic up but you still can't see how it is actually standing proud of ironstone. It basically looks like a piece of tangled cotton. Nature can certainly deliver the goods. :Y:
This pic is probably better to show how intricate it really is

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Have you got a multi metre to do a continuity test to find out if it is one piece. You don't want it to fall apart :argh:
 
It appears this nugget could be crystalline gold which apparently is pretty rare in Australia . Hope to clean it up but don't want to destroy it in the process :awful:
 
Diginit said:
It appears this nugget could be crystalline gold which apparently is pretty rare in Australia . Hope to clean it up but don't want to destroy it in the process :awful:

Seek advice from some experts if you don't know. Could well be crystalline :D :perfect:
 
Whilst seeking what and why Crystalline gold is so rare, apparently its the purest form having not travelled or been effected by erosion etc. As I found three pieces within two feet of each other I was pondering how and why you would find Crystalline along side non Crystalline gold :eek: On further inspection I think the other two pieces may also be Crystalline. Well here's hoping :D Either way as soon as the heat of day drops a little I'll be nicking back out there tonight to find their mates ;)

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found (not by me) in north western australia late last year, weight 44 g (?).

crystalline gold is rarer, but in some places gold is only found in crystalline form.
also small/abraded crystals of gold are much commoner and less valuable than larger sharper crystals.

these very well formed, sharp and large crystals are apparently valued at many times their gold price.
 
Conrad said:
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found (not by me) in north western australia late last year, weight 44 g (?).

crystalline gold is rarer, but in some places gold is only found in crystalline form.
also small/abraded crystals of gold are much commoner and less valuable than larger sharper crystals.

these very well formed, sharp and large crystals are apparently valued at many times their gold price.

Works of art ....................... I want one :p
 
would be great to get some higher res photographs of these.
the value of mineral specimens is also limited by the size of the market -
there are not many buyers who'd pay the premium they attract.
maybe consider contacting a specialist dealer - crystal fraction or ausrox for example?
 
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