Strangest looking nugget I have ever found

Found this .95 gram nugget today, I wonder what happen to the rest of it? It looks like Jaws has taken a bite out of it!

In the vicinity of this one in the last few weeks I had found a few smaller bits very smooth and flat, been thinking they are from some distance away now this one turns up so I'm a little puzzled. The source may be a little closer than I thought .

Regards Ren...

Hi Ren, Beautiful piece. The close up pic is a ripper. I am guessing that the quartz it was in has been eroded & eaten away by natural acids & chemicals over the countless years to leave the treasure that had your name on it.
Nice one.

Happy hunting

JW

G'day mate,
I'm with Kiwi, the nugget is water worn so the quartz has been taken out naturally, great thing is it's not a specimen but a gold nugget.
Cheers,
Uncle Bob

Mate a Good looking but unusual piece of gold. The only thing that I could say why it is like that is, "Boy you must have some mean Termites up your way "
Wombat

Wombat wrote:Mate a Good looking but unusual piece of gold. The only thing that I could say why it is like that is, "Boy you must have some mean Termites up your way "
Wombat

Thanks guys

I think your right wombat, now I know why there's no big ones left in this area, those gold eating termites beat me to it, bugger.

G'day Ren I think it may have been an iron stone specie and as the others have said natural erosion of said stone... Have found similar but still had the stone in them... Congrats to you for a great find...

Cheers.

Mike.

Nice nugget, Ren !

Annie

Well Done great bit and just think all those years eroding downsizeing,so it could travel just to were you found it .mother nature at its best

Very nice and unique nugget, congrats