# Gold
## ๐ง Gold ยท 3D (three.js)
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*Gold in the live three.js Elements explorer โ drag to orbit the atom, click any tile to compare, slide the temperature.* ยท [โถ open full](https://wikitube-elements.netlify.app/?el=Au)
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*Plate 79 of 118 - animated Bohr shells, stylized per Madelung filling; engraving style per house Arcanity kit.*
## Microsim To Do
*Claimable rows, house pattern. Real Wikipedia articles only.*
- Gold panning - placer mining and alluvial extraction
- Microelectronics - gold bonding wire and circuit plating
- Dentistry - gold alloys and dental restorations
- Monetary policy - gold standard and financial systems
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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> **Official MAIN - Chemical element, Z = 79.** Part of the Elements Canon (one canonical page per element). Infobox grounded in [Wikipedia: List of chemical elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements), fetched 2026-07-08. Full article: [Wikipedia: Gold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold).
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## Key facts (infobox)
| | |
|---|---|
| Symbol - Z | Au - 79 |
| Group - Period - Block | 11 - 6 - d-block |
| Atomic weight (Da) | 196.97 |
| Density (g/cm3) | 19.3 |
| Melting - Boiling (K) | 1337.33 - 3129 |
| Electronegativity (Pauling) | 2.54 |
| Crustal abundance (mg/kg) | 0.004 |
| Origin | primordial |
| Phase (STP) | solid |
| Name origin | Proto-Indo-European root of 'yellow'; symbol from Latin aurum |
*Bracketed weights are the mass number of the most stable isotope; values in parentheses are predictions (per the source table).*
## Story
Gold has been treasured by human civilizations for millennia: it is one of the few elements known since prehistoric times, appearing in the archaeological record of virtually every culture that encountered natural gold deposits. Gold's name has roots in Proto-Indo-European language meaning 'yellow,' and its symbol Au comes from the Latin aurum. Native gold is famously found in placer deposits (river gravels and sand), making it historically accessible to pre-industrial societies long before complex mining and refining technologies.
Gold is a soft, highly ductile and malleable transition metal with a melting point of 1337 K and exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity [model-prior - verify]. It is chemically inert and does not corrode or tarnish, making it ideal for jewelry, coinage, and decorative applications. Gold's industrial uses include electronics (circuit plating and bonding wires in microchips), dentistry, and in specialized optical and medical devices. It is also prized as a store of value and remains central to international finance and monetary systems [model-prior - verify].
To the corpus and the Minnesota mining story, gold represents the romance and reality of ore seeking: the 1865 Vermilion gold rush marked Minnesota's false start in mining history. That brief boom extracted ore quickly but unsustainably, leaving behind tailings and lore. It illustrates how elemental dreamsโthe gold rush mythologyโoften precede geological reality and sustainable extraction practices.
## Corpus connections
- R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. - the Chemistry hub
- Centers of Excellence Portal
- [[Technetium|Technetium - the element made before found]] - the canon's patron - and Technitium, the School
- History of Mining in Minnesota - the Vermilion gold rush of 1865 and the false start of ore extraction
- Space Mining In Minnesota - precious metals and modern mining systems
## Vocational-Technical Semiotics
The element speaks the canon's shared signs: the periodic table cell (Au, group 11, period 6), isotope notation, and hazard pictograms ghs where handling demands it.
## Sources
Infobox: [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements) (fetched 2026-07-08); etymology per the same table's notes. Story sources to be added at enrichment.
## Navigation
- Canon: Elements Canon index - neighbors by Z: [[Platinum|Platinum (78)]] - [[Mercury_(element)|Mercury (80)]]
- R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. - Centers of Excellence
## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Gold)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Helium]] ยท [[Hydrogen]] ยท [[Oxygen]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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*Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*