22860000 22860000 (`@````````` 266 263 5 110185200 110185200 Text Box: The term "karat" is an expression of purity 24K = 100% Gold 22K =  92% Gold 18K =  75% Gold 14K =  58% Gold 10K =  42% Gold In medieval times, gold was often seen as beneficial for the health, in the belief that something that rare and beautiful could not be anything but healthy. Even some modern esotericists and forms of alternative medicine assign metallic gold a healing power. Some gold salts do have anti-inflammatory properties and are used as pharmaceuticals in the treatment of arthritis and other similar conditions. However, only salts and radioisotopes of gold are of pharmacological value, as elemental (metallic) gold is inert to all chemicals it encounters inside the body. Gold leaf, flake or dust is used on and in some gourmet foodstuffs, notably sweets and drinks as decorative ingredient. Gold flake was used by the nobility in Medieval Europe as a decoration in foodstuffs and drinks, in the form of leafs, flakes or dust, either to demonstrate the host's wealth or in the belief that something that valuable and rare must be beneficial for one's health. Gold has been known and highly-valued since prehistoric times. It may have been the first metal used by humans and was valued for ornamentation and rituals. Egyptian hieroglyphs from as early as 2600 BC describe gold, which king Tushratta of the Mitanni claimed was "more plentiful than dirt" in Egypt. Egypt and Nubia had the resources to make them major gold-producing areas for much of history. The Book of Revelation 21:21 describes the city of New Jerusalem as having streets "made of pure gold, clear as crystal". The south-east corner of the Black Sea was famed for its gold. Exploitation is said to date from the time of Midas, and this gold was important in the establishment of what is probably the world's earliest coinage in Lydia between 643 and 630 BC. The Complete Gold Story

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Text Box: Gold Facts ¨ White Gold is pure gold that is mixed with  nickel, zinc and copper. the actually produces a very light yellow gold. ¨ Rose Gold is pure gold that is mixed with copper. The resulting blend is "copper color" in appearance ¨ Blue Gold is pure gold that is mixed with iron. Because the iron produces a brittle gold, it is rarely used in jewelry ¨ Green Gold is pure gold that is mixed with mostly silver and the resulting color is a light green commonly used in jewelry. ¨ Purple Gold is pure gold that is mixed with aluminum and this is rarely done except in specialized jewelry. ¨ 1 Ounce of Gold can be beaten into a 300 square foot sheet ¨ Pure Metallic Gold has no taste so it is a perfect metal for Dentistry ¨ 50% of all Gold ever found has come from South Africa ¨ Miner's Den has one of the areas largest collections of raw Gold!   minersden.com

 

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  Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from the Latin aurum, meaning shining dawn) and the atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for centuries, has been used as money, a store of value and in jewelry. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Pure gold has a bright yellow color.

 

 

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