Lanier is the largest lake in Georgia, having nearly 700 miles of shoreline spread over 38,000 acres. The water in Lake Lanier comes from Georgiaâs Blue Ridge Mountains.
fine gold. Almost pure gold; the value of bullion gold depends on its percentage of fineness. In placer mining, gold in exceedingly small particles.
Gold standard is a historical term borrowed from economists. It signifies a monetary standard, under which the basic unit of currency was defined by a stated quantity of gold. The analogy should be clear: the value of each country's method of payment (currency) was weighed against the gold standard, which made it possible to compare these different currencies for international trading.