Gold Nugget & White Gold Ring

This handsome gold nugget white gold ring is expertly crafted with natural gold nuggets carefully placed and soldered onto a 14k white gold band. Because we are using natural gold nuggets, each ring is one-of-a-kind. The ring is about 6.5mm wide and weighs 10.8 grams. Ring size 13. The ring is sizable since the gold nuggets are soldered around 3/4’s of the band.

The ring comes in a nice box. It shows up ready to give to someone special, even if that special someone is you.

Mark Castagnoli:

Mark Castagnoli is involved with unique aspects of both the mining industry and the creation of fine jewelry products.  His formative years in trade were based on prospecting and mining.  His focus is on creating substantial jewelry involving rare, collectable materials in their natural state.  The use of natural color and texture in precious metals is his speciality.  Utilizing material such as gem quality meteorite, dinosaur bone, natural gold and platinum has an unquestionable appeal to all.  Mark continues to design new lines of fine jewelry involving natural placer gold that has been produced by mercury free artisanal gold miners.

Gold Nugget Information:

Formation of Gold Nuggets: Geological processes deep within the Earth’s crust form gold nuggets. Miners typically find gold nuggets in quartz veins or other mineral deposits. Over time, weathering and erosion can break these deposits apart, releasing gold particles and nuggets into rivers and streams. Each piece is one of a kind with no two being exactly alike.

Where to Find Gold Nuggets: Regions with a history of gold mining, such as Alaska, California, Canada, and Australia, can produce gold nuggets. Wherever the effects of erosion took place. That would include rivers, streams, ancient dried up river channels and underground riverbeds. They call this type of gold placer gold.

Equipment and Tools: From gold pans and suction dredges that act like an underwater vacuum cleaner, to heavy equipment loading dirt and gravel into large trommels and sluice boxes, people search for gold. Additionally, metal detectors are particularly useful for locating gold nuggets hidden underground.

Identifying Gold Nuggets: Gold nuggets vary in size, shape, and purity. They can be small flakes or large, irregularly shaped pieces. Natural gold is bright yellow and heavy, so gold nuggets are usually much heavier than other similarly sized rocks. They may also have quartz or other minerals attached, as gold often forms in association with other minerals. In fact, natural Alaskan gold is typically 75% to 95% pure, or 18k to 22k.