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2 of world s largest gold nuggets gild new display at Dallas museum 2 of world s largest gold nuggets gild new display at Dallas museum Photo courtesy of Perot Museum Ausrox Nugget weighs just over 51 pounds and is the size of a basketball. Photo courtesy of Perot Museum All that glitters really is gold at Dallas Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Two rare and massive gold pieces from Australia combined weight: 110 pounds  have gone on display in the museum s Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall. The largest piece, a 63-pound specimen called the Dragon’s Lair, is on view for the first time at any museum. It debuts at the Perot beside a smaller companion, known as the Ausrox Nugget, weighing in at a slightly more svelte 51.29 pounds and about the size of a basketball.

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