how big is one oz of gold

[USTiger]

so the small nugget i found is only a grain
and that got me thinking how big would a one oz nugget be...
any pics would be cool

USTiger

 

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[AUDuke]

480 grains, 20 dwt, 31.1+ grams

 

[AUDuke]

A gold Maple Leaf is on troy oz.

 

[shepcal]

USTiger, the nugget to the left of the silver dollar is a hair over one ounce.
Shep

 

[TURNMASTER]

How heavy are the other 2 biguns? If you do not mind. If you do thats cool too.

Jeff

 

[Peerless67]

Specific gravity of gold = 19.3

19.3 grams = 1 cc

1 troy ounce = 31.1 gms

31.1 / 19.3 = 1.61

1 troy ounce has a volume of 1.61 cubic centimeters



Gary

 

[TerryC]

A gold Maple Leaf is on troy oz.

Here's a little piece of trivia... The Maple Leaf is darker than the U S one ounce because it is one ounce. The US coin is lighter in color and heavier than one ounce. It has one ounce of gold and then "additives" to make it stronger, making it slightly more than one ounce. TTC

 

[shepcal]

top was 13 oz, the right one was just under 6 oz. All found by me in about 5 hours. Nice day
Shep

 

[djui5]

top was 13 oz, the right one was just under 6 oz. All found by me in about 5 hours. Nice day
Shep

Wow Shep!

They look close to the source too. Have you tried hunting it down?

 

[Hoser John]

Karat utilized is your answer and the mixture of metals to dilute or geology of natural occurance is the absolute answer. And Shep them righteously rough lookn' devils are pure pleasure to a old dredge dog eyes sir. Nice to see Motherload(mariposa county) gold? lookn' so darn good. Still have a few oz stashed in the sdbox from days a old but NOT them fantastic gnarly specimens tons a au 2 u 2 -John

 

[strickman]

shep,very nice indeed! not to bad for 5 hrs. either. very unusual character .

 

[TURNMASTER]

Thanks Shep,
That was a GOOD day out.

Jeff