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I would like to know how is Gold formed?

What other minerals or rock formations are present where you find gold?

Does it grow like a crystal or is it volcanic?

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  • 9 years ago
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    Gold is an element and like all elements they are either formed in stars ( during the end of a stars life or during a super nova) or through radioactive decay.

    Gold occurs in small nodules (in pure form) in the earths crust, and its crystalline.

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