A Danish hiker fell to his death Wednesday in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps after slipping from a trail, rescue services said, just one day after four climbers were found dead on the ...

Quartz, which can generate electricity, attracts large chunks of gold when stressed and squeezed by seismic shaking, according to a new study Elizabeth Gamillo Correspondent When earthquakes ...

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A team of geologists studied embayments that were found in quartz crystals that erupted 1.3 million years ago in the Mesa Falls Tuff, which formed Henrys Fork Caldera, in southeast Idaho ...

The dense, yellow metal is often found in veins of the rocky mineral quartz. This is because the two condense together from hot fluids underground as a result of changes in temperature ...

Findings suggest gold nuggets can form in quartz veins as a result of electricity produced by the pressure of earthquakes. The gold is carried in super-hot liquids from the Earth's core to its ...

Gold naturally forms in quartz — the second-most abundant mineral in Earth's crust after feldspar. But unlike other types of gold deposits, those found in quartz often cluster into giant nuggets .

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists have discovered exactly how earthquakes trigger quartz into forming large gold ...