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title: Witwatersrand Gold
author: James St John
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2026-05-12
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# Witwatersrand Gold

_Authored by James St John_

## Image File

[![Witwatersrand Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21810.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21810.jpg)

## Image Caption

A chunk of quartz with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) from the Witwatersrand mines in South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/).

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Cite This Work

### APA
John, J. S. (2026, May 12). Witwatersrand Gold. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/>
### Chicago
John, James St. "Witwatersrand Gold." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/>.
### MLA
John, James St. "Witwatersrand Gold." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/>.

## License & Copyright

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