Popular Science
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By: Richard Herrington, Chris Stanley and Robert Symes
64 pages, Col photos, illus, figs
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Examines all aspects of of this most prized metal, from its scientific properties and minerology, to the myths that surround it and the eventful history of its exploitation.
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Properties of gold; physical properties; mineralogy of gold; where gold is found; how gold accumulates; in metamorphic rocks; in ancient sediments; in sedimentary rocks; associated with volcanoes; geological overview; exploration; exploitation; extraction; mining and the environment; the gold rushes; gold in US/Europe; gold in antiquity; gold as a commodity; gold and greed; ornament and jewellry; technology and medicine; goldsmiths, hallmarks and assaying; lore, myths and fantasy.
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Popular Science
Out of Print
By: Richard Herrington, Chris Stanley and Robert Symes
64 pages, Col photos, illus, figs