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Gold Mineral Data
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General Gold Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Au |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 196.97 gm |
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Gold 100.00 % Au |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Au |
| Environment: |
Quartz veins and alluvial deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric |
| Locality: |
Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nome, Alaska and many other places in the world. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Anglo Saxon, of uncertain origin. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gold  |
| Synonym: |
Electrum - Ag Alloy |
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ICSD 64701 |
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Oro |
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PDF 4-784 |
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