3 Interesting Facts

1. Nearly all of the gold on Earth came from meteorites that bombarded the planet over 200 million years after it formed
2. The element symbol for gold is Au. The symbol comes from the old Latin name for gold, aurum, which means "shining dawn" or "glow of sunrise".
3. Around 161,000 tons of gold have been mined by humans and it is believed that there is still 80% left underground.

Discoverer-
Date of discovery-
Group-
State of Matter-
Boiling point-
Where it was discovered-

Unknown
Circa 300 BC
Transition metal
Solid
2807.0 °C
Egypt