A chunk of quartz with gold from the Witwatersrand mines in South Africa.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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John, J. S. (2026, May 12). Witwatersrand Gold. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/
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John, James St. "Witwatersrand Gold." World History Encyclopedia, May 12, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/.
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John, James St. "Witwatersrand Gold." World History Encyclopedia, 12 May 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/.
