From gold nugget to gold fever...

The gold nugget, discovered in may 2001 in the surroundings of Angers, was not an exception. A dozen of other gold nuggets were discovered in the same field the year before. On of them weighted 30 grams. A former gallo-roman site existed very near. The nugget could have been a material used by a goldsmith 2 000 years ago.
The stone is exhibited at the natural history museum of Angers since 2008. It could be very difficult to establish its geological origins because no comparison is possible with another nugget. The field were it was discovered is no longer known.
The gold fever still goes on..