What is a gold nugget?
A gold nugget is a mass of gold that has been washed from the rock that contained it and deposited in a riverbed. Gold nuggets usually range in weight from about 30 grams to 50 kilograms. The heaviest nugget ever recorded was called the ‘Welcome Stranger’. It was found in Australia in 1869 and weighed 90.9 kilograms or 200 lbs.