microrobert
03-25-2013, 02:34 PM
Earthquakes Facilitate Formation of Gold Deposits Faster Than Assumed
In a new study published in the March 17 journal Nature Geoscience said that gold deposited billions of years ago in quartz veins often exists along seismically active faults. An earthquake can shake up the rocks in these faults, sometimes pulling them apart and allowing flash vaporization to take place.
According to New Scientist, geologists have long understood that gold comes from mineral-rich, underground water networks. However, it said, this new study shows just how pressure changes initiated by earthquakes help facilitate these mineral-rich streams.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5611/20130317/earthquakes-turn-water-gold-new-study-reveals-magical-natural-phenomenon.htm
In a new study published in the March 17 journal Nature Geoscience said that gold deposited billions of years ago in quartz veins often exists along seismically active faults. An earthquake can shake up the rocks in these faults, sometimes pulling them apart and allowing flash vaporization to take place.
According to New Scientist, geologists have long understood that gold comes from mineral-rich, underground water networks. However, it said, this new study shows just how pressure changes initiated by earthquakes help facilitate these mineral-rich streams.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5611/20130317/earthquakes-turn-water-gold-new-study-reveals-magical-natural-phenomenon.htm