A bright yellow, metallic element. It was highly esteemed by the Hebrews and plentiful during the reigns of David and Solomon. Gold is the most precious of metals and symbols of all that has the highest value. In most cultures, it is linked to the sun. Iron was valued more highly than silver and gold.
Iron denotes durability and flexibility.
In Mexican and Minoan cultures, it represented male strength. There are more than a hundred lead compounds. Galena is the main ore of lead. Lead symbolizes weight. Malachite was used as eyeshadow and an important copper ore mined in King Solomon's mines.