About Gold Nuggets
Nuggets are never pure 24 karats in composition, but rather about 20 to 22K (regarding 83% to 92%). Gold nuggets located in Australia usually are 23k or slightly larger although gold observed in Alaska is typically at the cheaper end from the spectrum. This could be noted within the colour from the nugget, the richer deeper orange/yellow the higher the gold content material. Nuggets are also referred to by their fineness, for instance "865 fine" signifies the nugget is 865 parts per thousand in gold. The widespread impurities are silver and copper. Nuggets high in silver content are known as electrum.
