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Basically, it was all made when the Earth was created

Gold is an element, so it isn't 'created' by the Earth. It exists in the Earth, and has been there since the Earth was formed.

Gold can only be created through nuclear reactions. It happens during supernovas.

Like all elements heavier than iron, gold was created by the fusion of smaller elements during a massive star's supernova explosion. Most gold formed this way quickly decayed back to stable smaller elements, however some were already stable at formation. These elements stay suspended as dust in space till the process of star and planetary formation cause these elements to eventually condense forming our planet.

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