- MD-226221
- Gold
- Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
- Toenail, 3.1 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
- SOLD
This fine locality nugget is 20 grams. It is so-called sponge gold, a mass of microcrystalline gold that is neither well-crystallized nor a pure nugget, but looks nugget-like at first glance. It is an old Brazilian specimen mined in 1978, and comes from the well-known, late dealer Carlos Barbosa.
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