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The "Welcome Stranger" was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded. It measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869 about 9 miles north-west of Dunolly and half-way between Maryborough and St Arnaud. It was found only 5cm below the surface on a slope leading to what was then known as Bulldog Gully and it weighed 2316 troy ounces or 72.04 kg. The finders were paid £19,068. The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.

However, larger than this is the Beyers and Holtermann nugget, the largest single piece of reef gold ever discovered in the world. The Beyers and Holtermann nugget was, strictly speaking, not a nugget, but what is called a matrix. Weighing in around 286 kilograms(about 630 pounds), it measured 150cm by 66cm, and was worth at least £12,000 at the time it was discovered, in October 1872. It was discovered by workers at the Star of Hope Gold Mining Co on Hawkins Hill, at the Hill End goldfields in New South Wales, Australia.

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What was the name of the gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill Ballarat?

The gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill near Ballarat was the "Welcome Nugget". This is different from the "Welcome Stranger", which was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded.


A nugget that is supposedly gold istested to determine its density It is found to displace 19.3ml of water and has a mass of 371 grams Is it gold?

Your "gold" nugget weighs 371 grams. It displaces 19.3 ml of water. The 19.3 ml of water is 19.3 cc of water. (Water weighs 1 gram per cubic cemtimeter.) You have a nugget that weighs 371 grams and has a volume of 19.3 cc. Let's see how much a cubic centimeter weighs by dividing the weight by the volume. 371 g / 19.3 cc = 19.2 g / 1 cc = 19.2 grams per cubic centimeter. As gold has a specific gravity of about 19.3, that means that it is 19.3 times as heavy as an equal volume of water. Water weighs 1g/cc and the nugget weighs 19.2g/cc, so it looks like the nugget may very well be gold. It certainly has about the right density. Remember that a gold nugget isn't pure gold. Its gold content can vary because there is always a bit of silver and/or copper as an alloy in the nugget. And the percent of gold will vary from the high 90's to the low 80's or even less, in some cases.


How did Jacques Cartier's fool's gold and Canadian diamonds affect the French view of Canada?

maybe he thought he found gold but turned out it ws not gold


Who found gold at kalgoorlie?

the first person in Kalgoorlie to discover gold was Paddy Hannon in 1893.


Is there a test for real gold in paint?

There is hardly ever real gold in paint. One English company used to make "gold leaf" paint in very small, expensive jars. I haven't seen any for years.

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How big is the largest gold nugget ever found in the US?

42 pounds


What was the name of the gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill Ballarat?

The gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill near Ballarat was the "Welcome Nugget". This is different from the "Welcome Stranger", which was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded.


What did the largest gold nugget ever found in the US weigh and where was it found?

It was found in North Carolina in the 1800;s


What is the biggest amount of gold that has ever been found?

The largest nugget of gold ever found was the Welcome Stranger nugget, discovered in Australia in 1869, weighing approximately 2316 troy ounces (72 kg).


When was the Holterman nugget found?

The Holterman Nugget was found in Hill End in NSW on 19 October, 1872. It was the largest single nugget ever discovered anywhere, although strictly speaking, it was not really a single nugget but rather a mass of gold found in a reef.


What is the largest piece of gold?

The Alaska Centennial Nugget - 294.10 Troy OuncesThe largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska. It was found near Ruby, Alaska in 1998 by miner Barry Clay as he operated his bulldozer. The nugget rolled off the pile of dirt ahead of the bulldozer blade. This nugget was sold and the current location is unknown.


How much did the ''welcome stranger'' gold nugget weigh?

46.497 kilograms


Where was Holtermann Nugget Found?

The Holtermann nugget was found at hill end


What nugget is larger welcome straner or welcome nugget?

the welcome stranger is the largest gold nugget ever to be discovered and it's bigger than the welcome nugget


What year was 'Welcome home' gold nugget discovered?

There is no nugget known as the 'Welcome Home' gold nugget. There are two famous nuggets with "Welcome" in their name.The "Welcome Stranger" was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded. It measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869 about 9 miles north-west of Dunolly and half-way between Maryborough and St Arnaud.The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.


Where was the largest chunk of gold ever found?

The largest chunk of gold ever found is known as the "Welcome Stranger" nugget, discovered in 1869 near Ballarat, Australia. It weighed approximately 72 kilograms (158.8 pounds) and was found just a few inches below the surface. This remarkable discovery is a testament to the rich gold deposits in Australia during the gold rush era. The nugget was eventually melted down, but it remains a significant piece of mining history.


What are the largest gold nuggets found during the gold rush?

The largest gold nugget found during the California Gold Rush was the "Mooska Nugget," weighing 195 pounds. In Australia, the "Welcome Stanger Nugget" is one of the largest ever found, weighing 2,284 troy ounces. Both nuggets are significant in size and value.