Gold Nugget- 1,03 g - (2)

These nuggets come from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, about one hundred kilometers from an area called Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in the country was reserved for a single large industrial company.
But since 2016 individual prospecting with metal detectors has been allowed.
The gold from this region is fairly pure; in general its fineness is around 950 to 980 thousandths, which corresponds to 22.80 to 23.50 karats.
Although gold mining has become one of Mauritania's most important resources, nuggets are quite rare, since almost all the gold is melted into bars, which are then sent to Dubai.
All photos are taken in natural daylight.
I photographed these nuggets in daylight as truthfully and precisely as possible.
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