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gold

(Encyclopedia)gold, metallic chemical element; symbol Au [Lat. aurum=shining dawn]; at. no. 79; at. wt. 196.96657; m.p. 1,064.43℃; b.p. 2,808℃; sp. gr. 19.32 at 20℃; valence +1 or +3. Gold is very ductile and...

gold rush

(Encyclopedia)gold rush, influx of prospectors, merchants, adventurers, and others to newly discovered gold fields. One of the most famous of these stampedes in pursuit of riches was the California gold rush. The d...

gold standard

(Encyclopedia)gold standard: see bimetallism; international monetary system; money. ...

fool's gold

(Encyclopedia)fool's gold: see pyrite.

international gold standard

(Encyclopedia)international gold standard: see international monetary system. ...

cloth of gold

(Encyclopedia)cloth of gold, fabric woven wholly or partly of gold threads. From remote times gold has been used as material for weaving either alone or with other fibers. In India tapestries were made from gold th...

Gold Butte National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a rugged desert lan...

Gold Coast, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia)Gold Coast, city, Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and extends into New...

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Gold Coast, former name of Ghana

(Encyclopedia)Gold Coast: see Ghana, republic.