LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A gold nugget worth more than $80,000 was stolen from a display booth at the Long Beach Expo's Collectibles Show, and the owner is offering a big reward to get it back.

Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through ...

The largest nuggets in orogenic gold deposits—those that form between tectonic plates that have crashed together to create mountain ranges—weigh about 130 pounds, reports Live Science.

A glittery nugget of wisdom. Spark of Gold. Electric currents in the Earth may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets, new research suggests.

Larger nuggets were hard to explain: experts had theorized that gold nanoparticles within the fluid might aggregate into those bigger chunks within the quartz, yet it was unclear how.

A triceratop’s nasal horn, fossilized horse skull, and a 10-pound golden nugget uncovered by a couple using a metal detector over 40 years ago are only some of the rarities set for auction on ...