About 94% of the six million known compounds contain carbon, far more than any other element. Carbon, in the form of diamond, is the hardest natural material on Earth. Carbon is found in a wide variety of rocks, such as chalk and limestone.
Aztec Gold unknown Gold that can turn you into a unkillable skeleton monster from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. Elizabeth wore a piece of Aztec Gold around her neck. by Kenshin1387 March 30, 2004
From the Sanskrit word Jval and the Anglo-Saxon word gold. Gold's chemical symbol comes from the the latin word for gold, aurum. Say what? Gold is pronounced as GOLD. History and Uses: An attractive and highly valued metal, gold has been known for at least 5500 years. Gold is sometimes found free in nature but it is usually found in conjunction with silver, quartz (SiO 2), calcite (CaCO 3), lead, tellurium, zinc or copper. There is roughly 1 milligram of gold dissolved in every ton of seawater, although extracting it currently costs more than the gold is worth.