Mojave Nugget, found 1977, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Ty Paulsen swung a metal detector over the Stringer district south of Randsburg and pulled out 156 troy ounces of solid gold in one piece, the largest known surviving California nugget. It sits today in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and detectors still comb that desert because of it.
TRUE FIND: Stringer district near Randsburg (Kern County)
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