Particulars respecting nuggets found in Victoria

Title Variants

Alternative: [Register of gold nuggets found in Victoria]
Alternative: [Victorian register of gold nuggets]
Alternative: Gold and nuggets
Alternative: Record of nuggets

By

Geological Survey of Victoria. , compiler
Victoria. Department of Mines , compiler
Mining and Geological Survey of Victoria , compiler
Victoria. Mines Department , compiler

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Victoria] [Mines Department] 1868-1972

Notes

Contents: Vol.1 - No.1-237 (1868-1875) -- Vol.2 - No.238-649 (1875-1972)

Handwritten registers of the gold nuggets found in Victoria in order of the date they were discovered. The register also contains information relating to gross weight; estimated weight of pure gold; specific gravity; carats; proportion of gold, quartz; depth from the surface at which obtained; section of strata to the bed-rock; distance from the nearest quartz reef; and a description of appearance, size, associated minerals, and general remarks. The information supplied varies in its quality, but the place and date of discovery, gross and nett weight, and depth of discovery are always recorded. There is often a general description and some geological information, including distance from the nearest reef. Entries have been annotated in various ways by later registrars. For example, whether a particular nugget has been cast is indicated, as are details of who supplied the model and/or made the cast. Replicas selected for display in the Mines Department (Geological Survey) Museum in 1900 are also marked by circled pencilled numbers coinciding with the display list

Subjects

Gold discoveries , Gold mines and mining , History , Mines and mineral resources , Victoria

BHL Collections

BHL Australia
Museums Victoria

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.148576