Where did gold come from? Good question! rather than re invent the wheel of fortune, I'm copying some infromation from my husband favorite website..the Astronomy Picture of the Day. For full details go to : http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080518.html
Patti,
Your Diamond Diva
Where did the gold in your
jewelry originate? No one is completely sure. The relative average abundance in
our Solar System appears higher than can be made in the early universe, in
stars, and even in typical supernova explosions. Some astronomers have recently
suggested that neutron-rich heavy elements such as gold might be most easily
made in rare neutron-rich explosions such as the collision of neutron stars.
Pictured is an artist’s illustration depicting two neutron stars spiraling in
toward each other, just before they collide. Since neutron star collisions are
also suggested as the origin of shore duration gamma-ray bursts, it is possible
that you already own a souvenir from one to the most powerful explosions in the
universe.
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