Alexander V.Lalomov and Serguei E.Tabolitch

The distribution of gold placers within the lithostratigraphic column is evidence of the accuracy of the Biblical framework of the Earth history. As a rule, the placers are formed on recession of activity of geological processes after epoch of active folding of geological strata and mountain-building. Atheistic uniformitarian theory would predict that placers should be located evenly throughout time. The information presented in the Bible and the understanding of conditions required for placer generation, let us predict the existence of two periods of extensive placers development within the sedimentary sequence - on recession of geological activity after the third day of creation (Period 1) and on recession of activity of a Flood (Period 2). . Field investigations show that the extensive formation of gold placers was restricted to only two periods of Earth history: 86 % of placer gold is concentrated in ancient pre-Cambrian strata (Period 1); 13 % - in young Cainozoic and modern strata (Period 2). And only 1 (!) % of placer gold is located in the other layers. Thus, as against of Bible, the uniformitarian theory can not explain an observable situation.

It also confirm the appropriateness of interpreting of stratigraphic records on the basis of a correlation between geological energy and the sequence and nature of the events described in the early chapters of Genesis. Because the main principles of uniformitarian geological column are faulty, creationists need to use new criteria for the stratigraphic correlation and interpretation of the geological data. It seem to us that concept of the distribution of the geological process energy in Earth history is one of the most useful of such criteria.

The placer distribution also gives information about the possible location of significant Biblical geological boundaries, such as the pre-Flood/Flood and Flood/post-Flood boundaries. It allows us to propose that the Precambrian gold placers are the pre-Flood deposits. We also propose that mass-scale generation of placers in Cainozoic strata is evidence that these deposits formed after the peak of the Genesis Flood.

The Bible understanding of a history of the Earth has not only theoretical, but also practical significance. Based on invalid understanding of a history, evolutionary orientated geologists believe presence of gold placers in many divisions of stratigraphic column. Billions dollars were spent for finding gold there, where it is not present (and can not be, according to Bible understanding of a history of the Earth).