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GoldGold: What do you know about it?

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Gold’s Recent Price History

Now, let’s read some additional Now, let’s read some additional information on gold.information on gold.

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Worldwide Gold Production

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Questions About Gold

Name three of gold’s desirable properties.

Why do prospectors say that “gold is where you find it”?

With which mineral is gold most often associated?

Please take a minute to prepare your Please take a minute to prepare your answers in complete sentences.answers in complete sentences.

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Answers Questions About Gold Three of gold’s desirable

properties are:1. Conducts heat

2. Conducts electricity

3. Won’t corrode

4. Pleasing appearance and “feel”

5. Alloys easily

Prospectors say that “gold is where you find it” because it is found everywhere but unpredictably.

Gold is most often associated with quartz.