How earthquakes build beefy gold nuggets
ScienceNews - Mon 9 Sep 24The strain imparted by an earthquake can generate voltages in quartz veins that stimulate the mineralization of gold.
Why our favourite holiday destinations in Europe are at growing risk of earthquakes
The Independent - Tue 3 Sep 24Portuguese residents were terrified when the ground started shaking in the early hours of Monday morning last week. Environmental scientist Deborah R Coen explains why they are right to worry ...
Earthquakes use electricity to cook giant gold nuggets in quartz ovens: Study
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How do gold nuggets form? Earthquakes may be the key, National Geographic - Mon 2 Sep 24
Electric Earthquakes Make Giant Gold Nuggets Underground, Study Reveals, Newsweek - Mon 2 Sep 24
Burra, Moonta Mining Sites Join UNESCO Tentative List, Mirage News - Mon 9 Sep 24
Chrysos Corp. Elevates Australian Gold Innovation, Mirage News - Sun 8 Sep 24
Quakes Forge Giant Gold Nugget from Quartz Vein, Mirage News - Mon 2 Sep 24
Quakes May Hold Key to Giant Gold Nuggets, Mirage News - Mon 2 Sep 24
G.I.F.T. Tech Safeguards Your Physical Gold Assets, Mirage News - Thu 29 Aug 24
Gold nuggets are often found in quartz — scientists think they now know why
ABC Science - Mon 2 Sep 24An earth-shaking experiment links the same principles found in your barbecue lighter to the creation of gold nuggets.
Giant gold nuggets could be born from earthquakes and electricity
New Atlas - Mon 2 Sep 24Stumbling on a giant gold nugget and never working again is something we’ve all daydreamed about, but how exactly do they form? A new experiment has found that earthquakes and electricity ...
Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock
Newscientist - Mon 2 Sep 24Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock
Electrifying earthquakes produce giant gold nuggets
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 2 Sep 24New research suggests that electricity generated by earthquakes might be the key to the formation of giant gold nuggets. The study by geologists at Melbourne’s Monash University is published ...
Electricity generated by earthquakes might be the secret behind giant gold nuggets
Phys.org - Mon 2 Sep 24Scientists have long been fascinated by the formation of gold nuggets, often found nestled within quartz veins. New research led by Monash University geologists suggests that the process might ...
How Large Gold Nuggets Form in Quartz Crystals During Earthquakes
Smithsonian Magazine - Mon 9 Sep 24Quartz, which can generate electricity, attracts large chunks of gold when stressed and squeezed by seismic shaking, according to a new study
Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakes
Livescience - Sat 7 Sep 24In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case. ...
Earthquakes make gold nuggets in quartz
CandEN - Thu 5 Sep 24Temblors may trigger a redox reaction that builds gold deposits in quartz
Seismic Shifts Help Quartz Accumulate Nuggets of Gold: Study
Extremetech - Thu 5 Sep 24The electricity generated by quartz during tectonic shifts can drive the building blocks for gold out of Earth's crust, researchers have found.
Natural piezoelectric effect may build gold deposits
Ars Technica - Tue 3 Sep 24Enlarge / A lot of gold deposits are found embedded in quartz crystals. (credit: Pierre Longnus) One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if ...
Scientists Discover How Earthquakes Might Create Massive Gold Nuggets
ZME Science - Tue 3 Sep 24Researchers suggest piezoelectricity during earthquakes could explain gold nugget accumulation in quartz veins.
Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets
Scientific American - Mon 2 Sep 24Scientists propose that large chunks of gold could form from earthquakes’ pressure
Radical Theory Suggests Earthquakes Spark Gold Nuggets Into Existence
ScienceAlert - Mon 2 Sep 24A seismic discovery!
Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds
Livescience - Mon 2 Sep 24Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves ...
Itaituba: Brazil’s Gold Capital Resists Government Crackdown
Mongabay.com - Mon 9 Sep 24ITAITUBA, Brazil — Itaituba, often referred to as the “City of Gold,” is at the heart of a complex and controversial gold mining economy in the Brazilian Amazon. Here, ...
RIOT Blockchain On a Rampage: BitFarms Calls Out RIOTs Attempts to Centralize Bitcoin Mining
International Business Times - Fri 6 Sep 24In the cut-throat arena of Bitcoin mining, Bitfarms and Riot Platforms Inc. are upping the ante. Bitfarms has sealed a $175 million deal to acquire ...
Nearly all Brazilian gold imported by EU is likely illegal, report says
Mongabay.com - Mon 2 Sep 24The European Union is leading global efforts to curb the imports of deforestation-linked products, issuing a regulation in 2023 banning the import of such goods across a range of commodities, ...
Could quakes explain why gold nuggets are found in quartz veins?
The Hindu - Tue 3 Sep 24Researchers have been wondering why most gold nuggets mined in human history were found in orogenic quartz veins
Earthquake-Induced Piezoelectricity Plays Key Role in Formation of Large Gold Nuggets: Study
Sci.News - Mon 2 Sep 24Gold nuggets occur predominantly in quartz veins, and the current paradigm posits that gold precipitates from hot water and carbon dioxide-rich fluids owing to changes in temperature, pressure ...