Check out this natural gold nugget whale tail pendant! Alaskan gold nuggets have been overlayed on this 14k gold whale tail setting.  The pendant is about 1 1/4″ tall.

Most of the gold mined in the world is from “hard rock mining” where rock is crushed using big machines and small particles of gold are separated out. This is the most cost-efficient way to extract gold. The problem with this process is that it destroys these beautiful pieces of art. This means if stores like ours stop buying this type of gold, this art will eventually be forgotten.