Is gold formed due to ‘Diwali’ of planets and earthquakes in the sky?…You will be surprised to know this reason on Dhanteras-Diwali.

New Delhi: Have you ever wondered how gold came to earth? How much gold is there? How much have we used? Why is gold golden? These are such questions, the answers to which would hardly be known by some people. In this story we will know the answers to these questions and will also know some interesting stories related to sleep.
You will not believe it, but according to an estimate, 20th part of all the gold in the world has been extracted. According to Gold.org, so far 1,87,200 tonnes of gold has been extracted from mines in the world. The largest gold mines in the world are in South Africa. There are also large gold mines in Australia and China.

49 percent gold is used only in making jewelery

The craze for gold in the whole world including India is so much that people consider it as their status symbol. Of all the gold that has been extracted in the world, almost half i.e. 49 percent is used in making jewellery. The largest 1 tonne gold coin in the world was minted in Australia. Its diameter is 80 centimeters.

A laborer discovered the world’s first gold mine

Gold mines were first discovered in 1885 when George Harrison, an Australian labourer, began digging to build a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. During that time, George came to know about the gold mines. Earlier, the great Roman king Julius Caesar had given 200-200 gold coins to each of his/her soldiers after winning the battle of Gaul.

China relies on gold to beat the dollar

There are many countries, including China, which are buying gold in large quantities and reducing their dependence on the dollar. In fact, gold has been helpful in reviving many big economies of the world including India for decades. When the value of the dollar falls, the price of gold starts skyrocketing. Investors have a lot of confidence in gold because whenever the dollar starts rising and falling, it is gold that sails the investors’ boat.

There are 20 million tons of gold in the oceans, but little on earth

According to a website named Gold.org, there are 20 million tons of gold lying in all the oceans of the world. The highest possibility of finding gold is in the Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. However, gold is found in very minor form on earth. Out of every 100 crore parts of the earth’s surface, only 4 parts are gold.

How the first gold was made, know the answer here

If earthquakes occur then the possibility of gold formation increases. Small pits are formed in the earth’s crust, in which gold and silicate minerals are filled in liquid form. This is what makes gold. Although gold is a rare metal, it is not the most expensive metal. The most expensive metals on earth are palladium and rhodium. The price of gold keeps increasing and decreasing according to demand. About 200 million years ago, when the Earth was being bombarded by asteroids, that is, they were colliding with the Earth and falling, then gold was born. Gold has been found in the Earth’s core and its mantle. Evidence of gold coming from another world was also found from Vredfort Crater in South Africa.

The golden color of gold is natural, no other metal has this quality.

The only gold in the world which is naturally golden. This color has to be developed in other metals. If any adulteration is done in gold then its golden color becomes almost white. According to a research published on bullionbypost, gold is the noble metal. This means that it never loses its shine nor does it rust. Rusting means hydrated metal oxide. This happens when a metal reacts with oxygen or water. Oxidizing this reaction. Pure metals like gold do not react with oxygen. For this reason it is called Nobel metal.

In Europe, when candy covered with gold leaf became popular after meals.

In some myths it is said that a child first found a shining rock in a river, thereby introducing gold to mankind. Scientists believe that gold came to Earth from space. Gold was highly valued for its purity and was also often used as currency. Gold is also believed to have healing power. The practice of eating candy covered in gold leaf at the end of a meal began in 16th century Europe.

The practice of using gold in the Harappan civilization

The practice of using gold jewelery was seen in the Harappan civilization about 4500 years ago. At that time this metal was obtained from Mysore region of South India. In Charaka Samhita, gold and its ashes are mentioned as medicines. Kautilya’s Arthashastra has written about identifying a gold mine and its characteristics. Apart from this, in the history of Egyptian civilization, it has also been said that various types of jewelery were made from gold.