# Native Gold

Native gold is a precious mineral that shines with a bright golden color. It is often found in rivers or underground and has been treasured by people for its beauty and value.

- **Category:** [Mineral](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/mineral)
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low
- **Also known as:** Gold, Native Gold Ore

![Native Gold](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Or_Venezuela.jpg&width=800)

Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Or_Venezuela.jpg)

## Appearance

The Native Gold is a bright, shiny metallic mineral, most often found in striking golden-yellow or brassy-yellow hues. It commonly forms flakes, grains, or wire-like strands, making it visually distinct from duller yellow minerals.

## Taxonomy

- **Kingdom:** Animalia

## Interesting facts

- An ounce of gold (a small bar) can be stretched into a wire over 50 miles long!
- Every bit of gold on Earth likely came from ancient supernova explosions in space!
- Gold is used in astronaut helmet visors to reflect harmful solar radiation!
- Pure gold is surprisingly soft; you can even dent it with your fingernail!

## Special abilities

- **Shape-Shifter Metal:** Native Gold has extreme malleability, meaning it can be hammered into super-thin sheets without breaking.
- **Forever Shiny:** Native Gold is unreactive, which means it resists tarnishing and corrosion, staying shiny for ages.
- **Electric Highway:** Native Gold is an excellent electrical conductor, allowing electricity to flow through it easily for electronics.

## Measurements & details

- **Color Range:** golden yellow, brass yellow
- **Hardness:** 2.5
- **Luster:** metallic
- **Specific Gravity:** 19.3
- **Crystal System:** cubic

## Traits

- [Metallic](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/metallic): Metallic refers to substances, materials, or objects possessing properties characteristic of metals, such as luster and conductivity.
- [Metallic Luster](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/metallic-luster): Metallic luster describes a mineral's appearance when reflecting light, resembling polished metal, often opaque.
- [Gemstone](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/gemstone): A gemstone is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut and polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.
- [Crystalline](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/crystalline): Crystalline describes a mineral or rock composed of crystals, often exhibiting a regular atomic structure and geometric external form.
- [Natural](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/natural): Natural refers to organisms, materials, or phenomena existing or produced by nature, not artificially created.

## Collections

- [Minerals](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/minerals)

## Safety

**Danger:** 1/5 · Very low

Gold is safe to admire but should not be touched without proper supervision due to its value and rarity.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How to identify Native Gold?

Compare crystal habit, luster, transparency, cleavage and surface texture. Minerals with different compositions can share almost the same color. Mineral Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details.

### What colors can Native Gold be?

golden yellow, brass yellow

### How hard is Native Gold?

2.5

### What kind of luster does Native Gold have?

metallic

### What is Native Gold's specific gravity?

19.3

### What crystal system does Native Gold belong to?

cubic

## More Mineral

- [Quartz Crystal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/quartz-crystal)
- [Amethyst](https://www.snappit.app/explore/amethyst)
- [Rose Quartz](https://www.snappit.app/explore/rose-quartz)
- [Citrine](https://www.snappit.app/explore/citrine)

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Source: [Native Gold: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/native-gold)