D eep beneath the Earth’s crust, a geological mystery has puzzled scientists for decades: how do large, pure gold nuggets form within veins of quartz? A new study led by geologists from Monash ...

Mr. Birkmyre says: “The gold of this nugget, from the crucible assays, I found to be 98'C6 per cent of pure gold. It thus contains only 1-75th of alloy, composed chiefly of silver and iron.

A collection of hundreds of love letters between wartime sweethearts contain "nuggets" of "pure gold". Jim and Nellie Reynolds had been childhood sweethearts in Eastleigh, before Jim joined the ...

The Indians spent the Summer picking out pure gold nuggets and carrying them to their villages in sacks made from hides. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...