What is a native metal?

A metal found in nature already in pure form.

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  1. A metal that always comes from ore
  2. A metal found in nature already in pure form ✔
  3. A metal made only in a factory

Why: Native metals occur naturally in pure form, like gold nuggets, needing no smelting to be worked.

Huh, didn't know that: Native metals occur naturally in pure form, like gold nuggets, needing no smelting to be worked.

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Answer: A metal found in nature already in pure form. Native metals occur naturally in pure form, like gold nuggets, needing no smelting to be worked.

  1. Metalworking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalworking
    gold, as rare as it is, is sometimes found in nature as a native metal
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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