Gold nugget

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a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; - called also a pepito.

See also: Gold

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Canberra: An Australian man has unearthed a 1.4 kilo gold nugget with the help of a metal detector while wandering Western Australia's gold fields, media reports said on Monday.

Australian strikes gold in wilderness

The discovery of the world's largest gold nugget is being remembered 150 years on, BBC reports.

World's largest gold nugget remembered

A massive 200-pound gold nugget, believed to be the biggest, was unearthed in a mine in Western Australian.

Biggest Gold Nugget Unearthed In Australia

"I have several of the gold nugget types (L18 standard gold nuggets, L81 'orange seam' aka small-spot gold nugget, and L177 Iriri aka queen gold nugget aka large-spot gold nugget).

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A MAN was left stunned after he uncovered the heaviest gold nugget found in the UK in more than 200 years, worth an incredible PS50,000.

Gold rush as 'forty-niner' finds heaviest nugget in UK in more than 200 years

Scottsdale, AZ, June 21, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Local Firm PHX Architecture is an "Award of Merit Winner" in Six Categories in the 52nd Annual Gold Nugget Awards Competition.

PHX Architecture - Gold Nugget Nominations

Steve, an eighteen-year Anchorage resident and avid gold miner, is showcasing several of his own original gold nugget jewelry pieces.

Northern Made Creations

A herdsman in China's far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region found a 17-pound (7.85-kilogram) gold nugget that was "practically lying on bare ground", reports Xinhua news agency.

Kazakh herdsman finds 7.8-kg gold nugget in Xinjiang

Summary: An Australian man has unearthed a 5.5 kg gold nugget worth $295,000.

Huge 5.5kg gold nugget found in Australia

A MYSTERY bidder has paid pounds 285,000 for an 8lb gold nugget found in California's famous Gold Rush country.

WORLD'S BIGGEST NUGGET 1; pounds 285k for 8lb lump of gold

Pennsylvania Lottery Announces Winners for Gold Nugget Instant Game

"The Gold Nugget" is the tale of Rebecca Simmons, a woman who travels to Nevada to find the whereabouts of her brother.