Human body has 0.2 milligrams of gold

Average human body has 0.2 milligrams of gold.

The metal gold needs no introduction to you. It is a chemical element with atomic number 79.It is one of the highly sought after metal thanks to its use in coinage jewelry and so on it has been widely used as a vehicle for monetary exchange.

Gold is present in human body. It is a fact, an average human body (having 70kg weight) consist of about 0.2 mg of gold or 0.000021 pounds of gold.

Is there any function for gold in our body?   Yes it has, gold plays a role in the maintenance of joins and also helps in transmitting electrical signals throughout the body.

The amount of gold present is very minute when compared to other elements like Oxygen (65Kg), Carbon (16Kg) etc

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_the_human_body#Elemental_composition_list

A rare 19th century 55-carat diamond, once part of the Russian Crown Jewels has gone on temporary view at New York’s American Museum of Natural History on Central Park West. The Diamond gets its name from the Kimberley mine in South Africa where it was found before 1868. It has also been described as a “cape diamond,” an Old World term meaning “deep color.”

The Kimberley Diamond went through a number of transformations during its 145-year history. It was cut from a 490-carat crystal into a 70-carat gem in 1921. The original diamond was fairly large, but there aren’t many descriptions of it, so its history isn’t well-known.

To improve its brilliance and proportions, the diamond was re-cut to its present form in 1958 by renowned New York City Fifth Avenue jewelers the Baumgold Bros. The rectangular diamond is about 1.25 inches in length and virtually flawless.

by renowned New York City Fifth Avenue jewelers the Baumgold Bros. – See more at: http://www.peleddiamonds.com/blog/dazzling-colored-diamond-on-display-in-nyc/#sthash.i7xYx6zL.dpuf

The diamond was then sold to Bruce F. Stuart, great-grandson of Carnation Company founder Elbridge Amos Stuart, in 1971. Over the years, the precious diamond was transferred to the Bruce F. Stuart Trust, which still owns it. The stone is on loan from the Bruce F. Stuart Trust, said exhibit curator George Harlow.