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An Extraordinary Metal:
Gold does not tarnish and is easily shaped. It can be pressed into thinner sheets and drawn into finer wires that any other metal. Many countries of the world use gold for money. Artists fashion gold into jewelry, statues, and other works of art. Gold is found in computers, radios, television sets, and on spacecraft. This metal also has important uses in dentistry and medicine. The frenzy created by Marshall's gold discovery is one example of the lengths to which people throughout history have gone to acquire this lustrous and prized metal. |