float-gold

It is often in the form of spangles called float-gold and flour-gold.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

A handful, taken from a few inches below the surface, shows glittering specks of 'float-gold,' scales so fine that it was difficult to wash them by machinery.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

There will not be much loss by float-gold, flour-gold, or paint-gold, the latter thus called because it is so fine as to resemble gilding.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855