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  2. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see gold album).Likewise, credit card companies usually have a "gold card" and a "platinum card" (many formerly had a "silver card" then followed by a "gold card", but due to similarity in appearance between silver and platinum these were often discontinued with ...

  3. Talent (measurement) - Wikipedia

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    In Homer's poems, it is always used of gold and is thought to have been quite a small weight of about 8.5 grams (0.30 oz), approximately the same as the later gold stater coin or Persian daric. In later times in Greece, it represented a much larger weight, approximately 3,000 times as much: an Attic talent was approximately 26.0 kilograms (57 ...

  4. Touchstone (assaying tool) - Wikipedia

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    This, in turn, led to the widespread adoption of gold as a standard of exchange. Although mixing gold with less expensive materials was common in coinage, using a touchstone one could easily determine the quantity of gold in the coin, and thereby calculate its intrinsic worth.

  5. Precious metal - Wikipedia

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    Precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum have been used for millennia to create objects of cultural and artistic significance. In jewelry, they are a cornerstone for crafting wedding bands , engagement rings , and ceremonial adornments , often symbolizing love, commitment, and social status.

  6. Hardnesses of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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  7. Goldstone (glass) - Wikipedia

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    Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.

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    75 Hard requires you to follow a set of nutrition and fitness rules every day for 75 days. Here's what experts and women who've tried it think about it.

  9. Heliotrope (mineral) - Wikipedia

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    The Gnostics wore the stone as an amulet for longevity, for wealth and courage, to strengthen the stomach, and to dispel melancholy. [6] In the Middle Ages it was considered useful for animal husbandry. [6] The ancient Greeks and Romans wore the stone to bring renown and favor, to bring endurance, and as a charm against the bite of venomous ...