Did you know that…?
– …gold melts at 1064 °C and boils at 2856 °C
– …one gram of gold can be hammered out into a sheet of one square meter or pulled out into a thread of three (!) kilometres
– …the gold content of an alloy is measured in carats, where 24 carats is completely pure gold, and gold rings according to the Norwegian standard consist of 14 carats (58.5% gold) with a fineness stamp of 585
– …”white gold” is gold alloyed with palladium, nickel, or silver, and often covered with rhodium to get an extra strong lustre
– …about half of all gold mined to date is from South Africa, but that China is today the largest producer
– …the world’s largest gold nugget, “Welcome Stranger”, measured 61 x 31 cm, weighed 78 kg, and produced 71 kg of pure gold
– …this lump was found in Victoria, Australia in 1869
– …an Olympic gold medal consists of silver, with a thin layer of gold on the surface
– …over 100 tons of gold are used annually in electronics