#Earthquakes may explain how huge #goldnuggets form in #quartzrock

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock/

#Quartzcrystals produce #electricity when they are deformed by #mechanicalstress, which may explain how enormous chunks of #gold can form in inert #rock

abstract: emergent objects

#AbstractEmergentObjects #MarbleTexture #IridescentSpheres #GoldAccents #LapisLazuli #QuartzCrystals
#Img2Img #AiArt #AiArtists #StableDiffusion

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#Blue #Quartz is a form of #SiliconDioxide #crystal.
Impurities in on on the crystal alter its growth.
In the case of #BlueQuartz, the impurity is sodium or even other #silicate materials.

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