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The element gold (Latin, aurum, Au) was discovered in approximately the 6th century B.C. in free elemental form as nuggets or grains in rocks and has been used for coinage and jewelry since that time.
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Barchanski, A. (2016). Fundamental Background. In: Laser-Generated Functional Nanoparticle Bioconjugates . Springer Spektrum, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13515-7_2
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