It’s a pirate’s booty and an ingredient in microcircuits.
It’s been used to make jewelry since at least 4000 B.C. and to treat cancer only in recent decades. It’s in the pot at the end of the rainbow and in the coating on astronaut visors.
79 Aurum
gold /ɡəʊld/ noun
a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.
“gold earrings”
a deep lustrous yellow or yellow-brown colour.
“her eyes were light green and flecked with gold”