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by has2k1 2630 days ago
> This raises the question of why gold tends to be found near other gold on Earth.

When you spin a combination of stuff that is "loose enough" at sufficient speeds, the centrifugal force acts on the constituent masses differently. As a result similar masses coalesce.

This is the same principle used to separate and concentrate (enrich) all kinds of stuff in centrifuges.