Electric currents in the Earth may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets, new research suggests. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the theory could ...

Sometimes a scientific study comes along that reminds us not all the natural mysteries of this world demand highly specialised knowledge or million-dollar experiments to solve. Instead, they reveal ...

For centuries, gold nuggets, often found within quartz veins, have captivated treasure hunters and sparked gold rushes around the world. However, the mystery of their formation has intrigued ...

Seismic activity (i.e. earthquakes) may finally help solve the mystery behind the existence of large gold nuggets found beneath the Earth’s surface, a new study published in Nature Geosciences finds.

Christopher Voisey receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia. Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years.

Quartz layers are key spots for gold mining, and quartz and gold precipitate from solution under fairly similar conditions. One theory about the mechanism by which gold nuggets form in quartz veins is ...

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France’s prosecutor’s office has announced that a woman of Chinese origin has been charged with stealing six gold nuggets worth approximately €1.5 million from the Paris Museum of Natural History last ...