Gold….Let’s Review Some Facts
Posted By thestatedtruth.com on September 6, 2010
Have you ever wondered about which countries have the biggest gold reserves or are the largest producers of gold?
Gold
Atomic Number: 79
Symbol: Au
Atomic Weight: 196.9665
Discovery: Known since prehistoric time
Word Origin: Sanskrit Jval; Anglo-Saxon gold; meaning gold – also Latin aurum, shining dawn
 Carats and carobs
The word ‘carat’ (the measurement for gold purity) comes from ‘carob’; carob seeds were originally used to balance scales in Oriental bazaars. Pure gold is designated 24 carat, which compares with the ‘fineness’ by which bar gold is defined.
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