High grade sample of gold ore from underground mine, Ghana, West Africa

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Used in jewelry, plating, medicine, electronics, dental alloys, printed circuit boards, irradiation, tracer element, diagnostics, purity expressed in carats, karats, 24ths, resistant to nearly all chemical reactions. Found in alluvial and stream deposits, in form of nuggets, flakes, dust, grains and in quartz veins. Weighed in ounces, grams,

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Size: 5906px × 3937px
Location: Ghana, Ghanaian, West Africa, African, Gold Coast
Photo credit: © GS International / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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