Edie Creek region, Wau Province, Papua New Guinea The Edie Creek area has been a historic gold and silver mining area since 1926. Located about 5 km south-west of Wau, it was the center of one of the first major gold rushes in Papua New Guinea before World War II. It is particularly rare to find leaf gold in this locality. The present specimen is zoomorphic and is said to resemble a seahorse. There are small trigonal crystals evident on the surface. This fine specimen originates from an old collection and was originally discovered in the 1960s. It has been housed in a private Tasmanian collection since and will soon be a published piece featured in a forthcoming book on the subject of gold. It is no longer possible to export gold from Papua New Guinea and only those specimens are available which were exported long ago which are in private collections elsewhere. Weighing approximately 3.1 grams. Height 2 1/4 in
Edie Creek region, Wau Province, Papua New Guinea The Edie Creek area has been a historic gold and silver mining area since 1926. Located about 5 km south-west of Wau, it was the center of one of the first major gold rushes in Papua New Guinea before World War II. It is particularly rare to find leaf gold in this locality. The present specimen is zoomorphic and is said to resemble a seahorse. There are small trigonal crystals evident on the surface. This fine specimen originates from an old collection and was originally discovered in the 1960s. It has been housed in a private Tasmanian collection since and will soon be a published piece featured in a forthcoming book on the subject of gold. It is no longer possible to export gold from Papua New Guinea and only those specimens are available which were exported long ago which are in private collections elsewhere. Weighing approximately 3.1 grams. Height 2 1/4 in
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