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Gold was a precious metal. On [[Stardate]] [[Prime Chronology: 2266#SD1329|1329.1]], [[Mudd, Harcourt Fenton|Harry Mudd]] claimed that [[dilithium]] crystals<ref name="dilithium"/> were "worth three hundred times their weight in [[diamonds]], thousands of times their weight in gold."<ref name="TOS03"/>
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Gold was a precious metal<ref name="TOS04"/> known since antiquity on [[Earth]].<ref name="MRM"/> On [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1329|1329.1]], [[Harry Mudd]] claimed that [[dilithium]] crystals<ref name="dilithium"/> were "worth three hundred times their weight in [[diamonds]], thousands of times their weight in gold."<ref name="TOS04"/> Gold was found in appreciable quantities on [[Janus VI]].<ref name="TOS26"/> [[Spock]] wanted gold to create a [[mnemonic memory circuit]] when he and [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] [[time travel|time traveled]] to [[1930]], but the pair did not have the [[money]] to buy any appreciable quantities of the metal.<ref name="TOS28"/>
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<ref name="dilithium">Early episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]'' had [[lithium]] crystals as the power source of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]], but this was quickly changed after a few episodes to [[dilithium]], as the properties of lithium, a real substance, were well known, and the producers did not want to limit the writers of future episodes. This entry reflects that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity retcon].</ref>
 
<ref name="dilithium">Early episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]'' had [[lithium]] crystals as the power source of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]], but this was quickly changed after a few episodes to [[dilithium]], as the properties of lithium, a real substance, were well known, and the producers did not want to limit the writers of future episodes. This entry reflects that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity retcon].</ref>
 
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Atomic Symbol Au
Atomic Number 79
Atomic Weight 196.967
First Appearance TOS04 (13 Oct 1966)
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Gold was a precious metal[1] known since antiquity on Earth.[2] On Stardate 1329.1, Harry Mudd claimed that dilithium crystals[3] were "worth three hundred times their weight in diamonds, thousands of times their weight in gold."[1] Gold was found in appreciable quantities on Janus VI.[4] Spock wanted gold to create a mnemonic memory circuit when he and Captain Kirk time traveled to 1930, but the pair did not have the money to buy any appreciable quantities of the metal.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Mudd's Women". Star Trek, season 1, episode 6 (Production number 04). Directed by Harvey Hart. Written by Stephen Kandel. Desilu Productions. 13 October 1966.
  2. Palestine, Eileen and Geoffrey Mandel (Editors). Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual. Star Trek. Book. Originally published by Star Fleet Productions, Inc.. Ballantine Books. 1977.
  3. Early episodes of Star Trek had lithium crystals as the power source of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, but this was quickly changed after a few episodes to dilithium, as the properties of lithium, a real substance, were well known, and the producers did not want to limit the writers of future episodes. This entry reflects that retcon.
  4. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Devil in the Dark." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 25 (Production 26). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Gene L. Coon. Desilu Productions, 9 March 1967.
  5. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The City on the Edge of Forever." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 28 (Production 28). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Harlan Ellison. Desilu Productions, 6 April 1967.