Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock ...

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Scientists reveal that earthquakes generate electricity in quartz, explaining how enormous gold nuggets grow in deep rock fractures.

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It takes a high-tech approach now that begins with rock-like granite or quartz excavated from volcanic vents along a fault line. “That is our gold,” Riggins said.

Geologists 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 combine to form large nuggets.

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Related: A good example of a mineral is quartz, which is found across the world and in different rocks, such as granite and quartzite, Anderson said.

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Geologists 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 combine to form large nuggets.