Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. People use gold in many different ways. Such as: Electronics, Computers, Dentistry, medical uses, Aerospace, Awards & Status Symbols, Glassmaking, gold gilding, gold leaf, and jewelery. People value gold for many reasons. First of all, its desirable physical qualities and its natural scarcity. It has always had a very high social value in the history, people used it as a currency. And today, people buy gold to sell it whenever they need to. Beside all of the imprtant uses of gold. There is 165,000 metric tons of gold in the world. Gold can be found in quite a few locations, the largest deposit of it could be found in Africa and India. Lode deposits are deposits where gold is found in cracks and veins in rocks. People get gold by panning, Sluicing, dredging, rocker box, and hard rock mining. Gold is a very scarce resource and there is a little of it, and thats how it gained its value. Another reasons why gold is so valuable is that it is pretty and easy to work with all contributing factors.
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