This is why gold was always treasured by ancient cultures. They - TopicsExpress



          

This is why gold was always treasured by ancient cultures. They may have seemed primitive, but they required very little from Earth to discover the secrets that lie within this incredible planet we are fortunate enough to inhabit. Gold is made in the interior of massive stars. When these stars end their lifes, they often blow up and produce SUPERNOVA. During these giant explosions many elements that have high atomic number get made. This is where the Au comes from. It is amazing to realize that the Fe and the Au and in fact all the elements heavier than He were once within a star ! Billions of years ago when OUR star (sun) formed, the cloud of gas and dust that condensed had tiny amounts of Au and other heavy elements from previous generations of extinct stars. AMAZING BUT TRUE.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:46:37 +0000

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