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2. List of gold nuggets by size - Wikipedia

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   The Hand of Faith is the world's largest gold nugget found by using a metal detector. A wood engraving of the Welcome Stranger published in The Illustrated Australian News for Home Reader on 1 March 1869. The scale bar across the bottom represents 12 inches (30 cm). Gold nuggets of various sizes have been found throughout the world.

3. List of metal detecting finds - Wikipedia

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   Mojave Nugget: N/A United States: 1977 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Newark Torc: 200 to 50 BC United Kingdom: 2005 Millgate Museum: Peebles Hoard: 1000 BC to 900 BC United Kingdom: 2020 N/A Ringlemere Cup: Bronze Age United Kingdom: 2001 British Museum: Rogiet Hoard: 253 to 296 United Kingdom: 1998 National Museums and ...

4. Gold nugget - Wikipedia

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   The largest gold nugget found using a metal detector is the Hand of Faith, weighing 875 troy ounces (27.2 kg; 60.0 lb), found in Kingower, Victoria, Australia in 1980. Historic large specimens include the crystalline " Fricot Nugget ", weighing 201 troy ounces (6.3 kg; 13.8 lb) – the largest one found during the California Gold Rush .

5. Hand of Faith - Wikipedia

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   The Hand of Faith is a gold nugget of fine-quality [vague] that was found by Kevin Hillier using a metal detector near Kingower, Victoria, Australia on 26 September 1980. Weighing 875 troy ounces (ozt; 27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches (30 cm) below the surface, resting in a vertical position.

6. Metal detector - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Army soldiers use a military standard metal detector. A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. A metal detector consists of a control box, an adjustable shaft [dubious – discuss], and a variable-shaped ...

7. Gold prospecting - Wikipedia

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   A gold pan. Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation. Gold prospecting has been popular since ...