Crystal nugget (crystalline gold) - Mount Kare, Hagensberg (Mount Hagen), Enga, Papua New Guinea
Aesthetic dendritic gold nugget with very sharp crystals. 1.7 cm x 1.4 cm, 0.7 g, 1.2 cm x 0.6 cm, 0.9 g
The gold from Mt. Kare in Papua New Guinea is unmistakable. The gold rush that lasted there from 1988 to 1994 was a modern phenomenon. Not all of the gold found there was crystallized and most of the gold was melted. The rare pieces that have not been melted are highly valued by collectors.
Gold, crystal nugget - Mount Kare, Hagensberg, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Size
1.7 cm x 1.4 cm, 0.7 G
Locality
Mount Kare, Hagensberg (Mount Hagen), Enga, Papua New Guinea