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Earthquake-Induced Piezoelectricity Plays Key Role in Formation of Large Gold Nuggets: Study


Gold nuggets occur predominantly in quartz veins, and the current paradigm posits that gold precipitates from hot water and carbon dioxide-rich fluids owing to changes in temperature, pressure and/or fluid chemistry.

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