Gold
Rekifune river placers, Taiki, Hiroo District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Two tiny, bright native Gold nuggets were recovered from the placer deposit in the Rekifune River placers, a well-known contemporary area for recovery of small Gold nuggets with the use of a traditional rectangular, concave shaped pan called the Yuri-ita (揺り板). Specimen sizes are: 4.0 X 3.0 mm, and 3.5 X 3.0 mm.
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