Rocks
By: Andrew • Essay • 277 Words • April 10, 2010 • 885 Views
Rocks
Mineral Project
For many decades, gold has been a very precious throughout the history of mankind; it has been bought and sold by many people. Gold is so old it dates back to the prehistoric ages.
I was born in California back in 1848. Gold there was very seldom, and only rich people could afford it, but when I was found in Sutter's Mill, I became very popular. I was mined with a pickaxe and brought to a pawnshop by a man who seemed to be very joyous and merry back then my color was golden yellow and was somewhat hard. There I was weighted and found out that I was fifteen ounces, and that I was worth a lot.
Years later, I was sold to a company who made jewelry. There, I was tested and carefully examined with machines. I had found out that my chemical composition was not only gold, but also a small portion of silver,