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Nature Geoscience 1, 290–291 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/ngeo193

Geochemistry: Leftovers from core formation

Bernard Marty

Gold and its companions such as platinum, palladium and other noble metals have been central in the imagination of most civilizations since the dawn of humanity. The noble metals belong to the group of highly iron-loving, or siderophile, elements.