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Gold Panning:

Gold Panning. Some people panning for gold in a stream bed.

The Specific Gravity of gold is 19.3, which means that gold is 19.3 times heavier than water. This is the reason gold accumalates at the bottom of the gold pan when panning for gold.

Periodic Table information for Gold:

Symbol for Gold = Au
Atomic Number for Gold = 79
Atomic Weight of Gold = 196.96
Melting Point of Gold = 1337.33 degrees Kelvin
Melting point of Gold = 2,063 degrees Fahrenheit
Specific gravity of Gold is 19.32
Tensile strength of Gold = 19,000psi
Hardness of Gold = 2.75 on Mohs scale
Gold is one of the "Transition Metals".

Of the 193,000 metric tons of gold discovered to date, 62% has been found in just four countries on earth.

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