"Priceless" by frankie96
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This was taken at the Ironstone Winery in Murphy's Ca. in the Sierra Foothills..went back today and took a lot more flower images..this is in their museum...in its own vault..see the writeup below for the history..
The focal point of Ironstone's Heritage Museum is the largest Crystalline Gold Leaf nugget specimen in the world. Weighing forty-four pounds, this specimen of gold was discovered by the Sonora Mining Company on Christmas Day, in 1992, fifteen miles from its current home at Ironstone. Crystalline Gold is one of the most rare and precious natural gold formations consisting of gold that has been deposited in layers between quartz, clay, maraposite, decomposed shale and pyrite.
The â??Gold Pocketâ??, as it has come to be known, is 98 percent pure, making it a specimen of exceedingly high quality and value. Sixty-three pounds before preparation, it spent almost a year in an acid bath, washing away most of the surrounding matrix to ultimately reveal the forty-four pound specimen on display at the winery. Estimated at more than $3 million dollars when it was found, the specimen is now considered priceless.
Comments (27)
vice
WOW VERY NICE DETAIL IN THIS
amlondono
A Superb Photo , so interesting , thanks for the history , Ana
LovelyPoetess
How cool, I'd never heard of this, thanks for sharing both the photo and the info. : )
jocko500
man I thought you dig that up your self. i was going to pack my bags and head west. but this is a very good shot of it
afugatt
AWESOME!!! I would LOVE to add that to my mineral collection!
MrsLubner
This is a fabulous shot that conveys all that you say it is. The composition of the rock are fascinating.
lior
So wonderful colors!
larparmit
Wow thats fantastic! I would have liked to have beeen the person that found that!!
saretta
Fabulous!!!!Wonderful capture and description,thanks for sharing!!:-)
fredster66
Amazing details and photo!
Hendesse
Excellent and interesting shot. The details are fantastic!
Richardphotos
what an awesome nugget and excellent capture considering you must have shot through some thick glass
Mad-Mike
WOW!!! awesome facts and a very nice shot of this huuuge nugget!
awjay
amazing image
Janiss
Awesome! Fabulous textures and colors... I adore!
rainbows
I have never heard of this Frankie. A superb shot and info. Hugs. Di. xx
prionbrain
WOW!! Priceless indeed!!!
carlx
Superb capture, my friend!!!
delaorden_ojeda
A great shot, nice details and excelent colors,great info and story !
mizoli
Beautiful textures, excellent photo!
goodoleboy
Excellent clarity and lighting reveals a myriad of contrasting textures on this precious nugget, easily worth its weight in gold.
Charberry
Awesome. It reminds me of a rock that my grandfather brought me that was supposed to be gold. Stupid me, I believed it until I washed it in water and all of the gold paint came off of it. ;o) Grampas... gotta love them.
auntietk
That's just spectacular, and the information is fascinating! Great presentation, my friend. Now I wonder how big it is. Measurement-wise, not weight. Amazing!
JeffG7BRJ
That was some find. Excellent capture and a very interesting narrative. Bravo!!!!!
mairekas
WOW! Fantastic shot! Great find.
busi2ness
What does one comment on something like this?
Iceshark39
Fantastic shot of the nugget! As great as an image is, nothing beats seeing this beauty in person, does it? :-D Great image!