How Did Gold Get To Earth? | Colour: The Spectrum of Science | BBC Earth Science

Gold is certainly one of the most alluring natural resources, but just how did we come to find it? Come with us on a journey through space and time, from meteors to prospectors from the Wild West, to find out more about this mesmerising metal.
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Taken from 'Colour: The Spectrum of Science' (2015).
Just 15 colours tell the entire story of Earth, life and scientific discovery. This series explains how each of these colours occurs, unlocking the mysteries of nature and the forces that underpin the Universe itself. More than any other planet, the Earth is awash with colour. With its flowers, oceans, rainbows and vast array of animal life, our planet stands out from the blackness of space as a multi-coloured jewel. Our eyes allow us to experience colour as an explosion of vibrant wonder. Colour: The Spectrum of Science examines this miracle of nature, and travels across the world to discover what makes our planet's palette unique.
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[@MemphiStig]

We are stardust, we are golden...

[@user-wj3ng5uk9n]

Earth is made up of 82 minerals, and gold is one of them! Question is, where did earth come from, and why?

[@KingDC005]

God created gold

[@NSNorfolk]

Gold, as an element is only formed in a supernova.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Aliens brought gold to Earth . King Charles III says " I could have told you that " 😂

[@simonnoble2345]

Alluvial gold in rivers comes from decayed mountainous hard rock veins, where the gold was deposited from the earths metallic core by volcanic activity early in the geological timeline

[@rajmathew6220]

I find it fascinating that the woman is suggesting how precious gold is, yet she is objectively much more precious than it considering gold is sprinkled across the universe, yet we still haven't found life, let alone intelligent life. And yes, I think she's beautiful lol

[@witherbossbros1157]

Wow. Geology degree here. This was a really bad piece.

[@wforrest001]

Pity they didn't explain why gold veins are found in quartz rather than diverse mineral rocks.

[@Sjalabais]

So ELI5 is that gold comes from space, gets concentrated through "geological processes", then washed out by water? That's the most

[@Phosphoenol_pyruvate_CK]

We just look, we don't touch with our fingers! 😂

[@oortcloud8078]

What makes gold even more remarkable, is that very fine traces have been found on the lead casings of dismantled fission reactors.

[@johnnydoe3603]

You forgot to tell that Multiple Generations of Stars Existed before Sun & their End led to the Creation of Heavier & Heavier Elements. 😊

[@dloui5214]

oh , that was saint peter doing the heaven's road maintenance .

[@thompjackson]

Oh there's some pure gold here. Thank you.

[@rapido2963]

Well? Any gold caught in the sluice?

[@boeingpameesha9550]

My sincere thanks for sharing it.

[@MrAmitkr007]

This video is pure gold

[@jedionboard1233]

Good to see Dr Helen Czerski , love her programmes , but this is from 2015 !!!!.

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