Re: USAGE: glittering gold (was: phat/vet/fat)

Christian Thalmann scripsit:

> Though I find myself wondering about the truth in that statement...
> most metals only appear as oxides in nature, but gold as a "noble
> metal" is rather chemically inert...  "nuggets" are natural
> formations, right?
Yes, but they don't *glitter*.   You want glittering, go for mica
or iron pyrite ("fool's gold").

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