Gold comes from outerspace

[Dr Gregg]

Interesting show about gold on "HOw the EArth was made" on history channel last night with some things I didn't know about.

First off, gold was deposited in little particles all over the earth when the earth was being formed from an exploding star. It can't react with anything other than other gold particles. There essenitially gold everywhere, but deposits of gold that have come together is what many people have mined. Gets deposited in curves on river banks, and near fissure in the earth where hot water/magma come up. Pretty cool

so anybody who has gold, that gold has not been changed for millions and millions of years.

 

[Jay Canuck]

Canada sure won alot of Gold.

 

[Dr Gregg]

Canada sure won alot of Gold.

US sure won a lot of medals

 

[uscitizen]

Nickel seemed to come from Asteroid impacts.

 

[Jay Canuck]

Canada sure won alot of Gold.

US sure won a lot of medals

but those medals won't last millions and millions of years.

 

[william the wie]

How about the mining of asteroids for Gold and nickel, does that fit in this thread or should it be a separate thread?

 

[Old Rocks]

Fits right in. Only problem is getting the results of that mining down without making an awfully big hole.

 

[Toro]

Canada sure won alot of Gold.

We won the Olympics!

 

[sparky]

so when's the next Gold star due to pop?

 

[dilloduck]

Is there any element on Earth that didn't come from outer space ?

 

[uscitizen]

Is there any element on Earth that didn't come from outer space ?

The entire earth came from outer space.

Well actually it never left outer space.

 

[rdean]

Actually, all the heavier elements are only made from "exploded" stars. That means all of us are made from "stardust". I would rather come from a "super nova" than be "shimmered into being" from a pile of dirt.

 

[uscitizen]

Actually, all the heavier elements are only made from "exploded" stars. That means all of us are made from "stardust". I would rather come from a "super nova" than be "shimmered into being" from a pile of dirt.

I dunno, Right wing pundits make me lean toward the theory that they are made from piles of dirt.

 

[dilloduck]

How about Helium. Did that come from inner space ?

 

[uscitizen]

How about Helium. Did that come from inner space ?

Umm the sun has quite a bit of it.

 

[Big Black Dog]

You say gold comes from outer space. All of the wife's gold seems to come from the jewelry store.

 

[rdean]

You say gold comes from outer space. All of the wife's gold seems to come from the jewelry store.

I'm sure there are those who believe that all food comes from the grocery store.

 

[Care4all]

Actually, all the heavier elements are only made from "exploded" stars. That means all of us are made from "stardust". I would rather come from a "super nova" than be "shimmered into being" from a pile of dirt.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

NO ONE said we were made from dirt.....star dust is dust.

 

[goldcatt]

Pretty cool stuff when you think about it:

It is impossible to speculate which specific supernovae created the heavy elements that ended up in a specific solar system; the heavy elements that are in your body and in objects around you, are the products of many different supernovae over many millions of years all over the Galaxy.

Background: Dispersion of Elements

 

[Big Black Dog]

You say gold comes from outer space. All of the wife's gold seems to come from the jewelry store.

I'm sure there are those who believe that all food comes from the grocery store.

We get alot of stuff out of our garden but you have to pick it quick. If not, the cans begin to rust - depending on how much rain you get.