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How many tons of gold are estimated to be in the Earth's core?

Question #151410. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jul 11 2024.
Originally posted Jul 11 2024 8:06 PM.

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A phenomenal 1.6 quadrillion tons!
Although the inner core is mostly NiFe, the iron catastrophe also drove heavy siderophile elements to the center of Earth. In fact, one geoscientist calculated that there are 1.6 quadrillion tons of gold in the core—that’s enough to gild the entire surface of the planet half-a-meter (1.5 feet) thick.
link https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/core/

It really is buried treasure.
Response last updated by psnz on Jul 11 2024.
Jul 11 2024, 8:07 PM
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