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Can scientists identify the geographical origin of gold by analysing its chemical composition?
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∙ 16y ago
I would say not because gold does not have a chemical composition. It is an element and if it is pure, there would be no other chemicals along with it to give clues about its origin.
That answer is true if the sample of gold is completely pure gold. In that case, there would be no indication of its origin. However, most actual samples of gold probably has some varying degree of impurities in it, and by looking at those trace impurities, you can probably find patterns relating to where it came from. For instance, probably certain gold mines probably have more of one specific impurity in the gold than other mines do, and so maybe if you found that impurity you could say it came from that mine. I don't know what impurities are present and how easy it would be to figure out where it came from even if you did know... but that'd be the best way to tell. So yes, it's possible, but almost certainly quite difficult and time consuming.
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