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Gold nuggets in orogenic quartz veins

October 17 , 2024 19 hrs 0 min 13 0
  • The Researchers discovered that the piezo catalytic effect of quartz under seismic stress causes the accumulation of gold in quartz veins.
  • Orogenic gold systems are commonly found in mountainous regions where large-scale geological processes, such as the collision of tectonic plates, have occurred.
  • The Large gold nuggets are often found in orogenic quartz veins formed during the tectonic processes that create mountains.
  • These nuggets form because, during earthquakes, the stress on quartz crystals causes a reaction that deposits gold on their surfaces.
  • This process happens repeatedly leading to the accumulation of gold nuggets.

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