GOLD, the most precious of all the metals.
For an account of the places where gold is found in greatest quantities; the methods of extracting it from the ore, and afterwards purifying it; with an account of its different phenomena in combination with other metals; see the article METALLURGY. An account of its chemical properties, solution in different menstrua, &c. is given under CHEMISTRY, no 194, 236, 348.—For its effects on glass, see the article GLASS and VITRIFICATION.