This is a simple one for me. I like the easy ones. LOL!!! Just kidding. The reason they say soil is more precious. Is because you need soil to grow flowers, trees, and other plant life. This things let off the oxygen for us to to breathe. I hope this helps you to understand this saying.
Did you ever try to grow anything to eat in gold? When you make it work, let me know.
The one that becomes scarce the first.
Alteration of volcanic products are formed from rich volcanic soil. Precious gems such as diamonds and precious metals like gold, silver, copper, and zinc are the result of volcanic eruptions.
Decomposing plant life from previous years. Organic matter is the real "gold" of the soil - the more, the better.
Gold
It means the microbial activity of the soil - generally the more there is, the healthier the soil. It is said that a handful of garden soil has more living microorganisms in it than there are people on earth - and that's a good thing.
Soil generally has more nutrients and holds water better
People can improve soil lacking nutrients by adding a little more water, air, and sunlight.
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gold got to california by soil ( : VALERIE.O AT BANYAN :)
the gold will be alot more dense than the material you are panning, so by using subtle movements of the pan to separate these particles, the material is separated into soil stones and gold.
From the middle of July through October the waters of the Nile rise, bringing with them the precious silt that makes the soil Fertile