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gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

. Gold dust may also refer to:

Animal

Gold Dust (elephant) Gold Dust (c. 1873 – November 4, 1898) was a male Asian elephant that resided at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. from April 30, 1891 until his death. He was indefinitely lent to the National Zoo as a companion for Dunk by the Adam Forepau ...

(1873–1898), male Asian elephant that was kept in the National Zoo in the late 19th century *

Gold dust day gecko The gold dust day gecko (''Phelsuma laticauda'') is a diurnal species of gecko. It lives in northern Madagascar, Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam) and on the island of Comoros; it has also been introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands. It's typic ...

, a subspecies of geckos which lives in northern Madagascar and on the Comoros * Gold dust disease, also known as velvet disease, a fish disease caused by the dinoflagellate parasites

Plant

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Aurinia saxatilis ''Aurinia saxatilis'' ( syns ''Alyssum saxatile'', ''Alyssum saxatile'' var. ''compactum'') is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe. Common names Some of the common names reflect its close relationship and resemblance to species of ''Al ...

'', an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe *'' Aucuba japonica'', the gold dust plant, an ornamental shrub native to China, Korea, and Japan *''

Chrysothrix candelaris ''Chrysothrix candelaris'', commonly known as the mustard powder lichenDobson, Frank S. ''Common British Lichens''. Pub. Norwich:Jarrold Colour Publication. p. 14. or gold dust lichen, is a species of leprose (powdery) lichen in the family Chry ...

'', the gold dust lichen, a yellow fungus that commonly grows on tree bark *Gold Dust, a cultivar of the

rosemary ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native plant, native to the Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was kn ...

plant

Music

Record labels and production companies

Gold Dust Media !K7 Music is a music company based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 (it has since relocated, first to Heidestrasse 52, and currently he ...

, a record label which joined Studio !K7 in 2008 *

Gold Dust Records Goldie Lookin Chain are a Welsh comedy hip hop group from Newport, south-east Wales. The group produces humorous, controversial and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society, the "chav" culture and life in Newpor ...

, a record label formed by Goldie Lookin Chain * Goldust Productions, a music production company

Albums

* ''Gold Dust'' (Tori Amos album), a 2012 studio album by Tori Amos * ''Gold Dust'' (Sandy Denny album), a 1998 live album by Sandy Denny * ''Gold Dust'' (Jonathan Jeremiah album), 2012 album by Jonathan Jeremiah with The Metropole Orkest * ''Gold Dust'' (The Dirty Youth album), a 2015 studio album by The Dirty Youth

Songs

* "Gold Dust" (DJ Fresh song), a 2008/2010 song by DJ Fresh * "Gold Dust" (Galantis Song), a 2016 song from Swedish DJ duo, Galantis from their debut album ''Pharmacy'' * "Gold Dust" (Sandi Thom song) a 2010 song from Scottish singer, Sandi Thom from her album ''Merchants and Thieves'' *"Gold Dust", a 2013 song by John Newman from ''

Tribute A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conqu ...

'' *"Golddust", a 2016 song by Danny Brown from '' Atrocity Exhibition''

People

Goldust Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes. He is best known for his multiple tenures with WWE f ...

(Dustin Runnels, born 1969), American wrestler also known as Dustin Rhodes *

Gold Dust Trio The Gold Dust Trio was a group of promoters who controlled the world of professional wrestling during the 1920s while also making several fundamental changes to the industry's business model and operations that would ultimately change the directio ...

, a group of promoters who controlled the world of professional wrestling during the 1920s * Gold Dust Twins, Goldie and Dustie, the mascots of Fairbank's Gold Dust washing powder

Other

* ''Gold Dust'' (magazine), a UK literary biannual *

Golddust, Tennessee Golddust is a rural unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. It is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Golddust is one of the earliest European-American settlements in Lauderdale County. In 1864, the Ba ...

* Gold Dust washing powder, early all-purpose cleaning product