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Gold Quartz and Gold Nuggets Certificate of Authenticity 5 Year Warranty   Your new piece of jewelry is made from natural gold quartz and/or nugget. It is authentic, and it comes with 5 Year Warranty and is backed by the Orocal Certificate of Authenticity. Orocal is proud to guarantee the authenticity of its Gold Quartz and Nugget products as genuine. Gold Quartz and Gold Nugget are two of the rarest minerals on earth. The Gold Nuggets were found by miners and left in their original shape. The gold has been cleaned to bring out its natural color. The Orocal jewelry...

Gold Nugget Guide What is a Natural Gold Nugget? It is a piece of gold that broke out of quartz deposits within the earth when erosion took place. It also goes by the name Placer Gold, and each piece is a one of a kind with no two being exactly alike. Where can the Gold Nuggets be found? Wherever the effects of erosion took place. That would include rivers, streams, ancient dried up river channels, and underground riverbeds. How pure are the Gold Nuggets? Gold nuggets range from 65 to 95 fine 16-23KT gold, and can have other mineral content such as silver...

Gold Quartz Guide What is Gold Quartz Millions of years ago, gold was formed in quartz deposits by hydro-thermal pressure, deep within the earth. Gold remaining in these deposits is called Gold Bearing Quartz or Gold Quartz for short. It is extremely rare, accounting for less than 1/20th of 1% of all gold found annually. Where is Gold Quartz Found  Gold Quartz is found in underground hard rock mines in the same areas where gold nuggets are found. In Alaska, it was first discovered in 1880 in the town Juneau. Regions of Canada, California, and Australia are also well known...