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silver surfer Valued Member South Africa 67 Posts	Posted 04/23/2014 6:30 pm Hi guys does anyone actually know where silver comes from I have read alot on google but still unsure, supernova or just a by product......? Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 04/23/2014 7:25 pm Supernova definitely. Nova maybe. Without that "explosion" Iron is the heaviest metal made in stars. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/23/2014 8:08 pm From what I've read, silver is made by neutron-capture during the core-collapse of supernovae. As Kanga said, this creates all elements more massive than iron. I think it's a similar process to elements man-made in a linear accelerator. Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 04/23/2014 9:32 pm Quote: Hi guys does anyone actually know where silver comes from I may not actually know where silver & gold comes from, but I'm 100% positive all my gold and around 700 oz/troy of 90% silver coins ended up in the melting pot to pay my divorce lawyer for 13 months work. worth every dime Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 08:15 am Its not that important a question - what is important TODAY - is - what is gold's association with silver and vice versa ... contact me privately to find out ... <BG>. John Lorenzo United States Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 09:12 am In a practical sense, the silver for coins comes from new production from silver mines and from recycling. In an astronomical sense, silver is produced in a supernova. The energy from a star explosion is needed to make nuclei heavier than iron. Probably helps to explain why the Earth's core is mostly iron, and why meteorites are chiefly composed of iron. Report this Post to the Staff
silver surfer Valued Member South Africa 67 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 09:49 am Thank you to everyone who help clear this up its great getting resonses so fast! Report this Post to the Staff
silver surfer Valued Member South Africa 67 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 10:17 am How do I contact you privately john? Report this Post to the Staff
NewSpainLearner Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 04/24/2014 11:27 pm Mexico has been, for centuries, the #1 silver producing country in the world. New silver comes from mining Report this Post to the Staff
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