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291: 141: 36: 227:, the technique of producing metal leaves, has been known for more than 5,000 years. A small gold nugget 5 mm in diameter can be expanded to about 20,000 times its initial surface through hammering, producing a gold foil surface of about one half square meter with a thickness of 0.2–0.3 258: 332: 240: 108: 80: 266: 127: 17: 65: 87: 325: 356: 168:
and other forms of decoration. Metal leaves can come in many different shades. Some metal leaves may look like
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but do not contain any real gold. This type of metal leaf is often referred to as
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is a type of silver leaf used for decoration in Indian cuisine.
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