Lanier is the largest lake in Georgia, having nearly 700 miles of shoreline spread over 38,000 acres. The water in Lake Lanier comes from Georgiaâs Blue Ridge Mountains.
fine gold. Almost pure gold; the value of bullion gold depends on its percentage of fineness. In placer mining, gold in exceedingly small particles.
Coins are usually made of an alloy as other metals are mixed into the coin to make it more durable. Fineness is the actual gold content in a coin or bar and expressed as a per mil, or thousandths. For example, a gold ingot identified as being .999 fine will be 999/1000 pure gold, with the other 1/1000 being an alloy.