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Native Copper - Nuggets
Native copper nuggets are natural formations of pure metallic copper found in certain mining deposits. Copper and gold are commonly found together. In fact, many of the world's largest gold-producing mines are actually copper mines that extract gold as a by-product. Naturally, copper is much more common.
Despite being a relatively common mineral, copper nuggets are actually quite rare. Prospectors do find them from time to time, but only in a few select areas. Unlike gold, which occurs in nugget form in many locations, copper is found in nugget form only in specific selected areas.
In the specific case of native copper nuggets in Michigan, USA.