March 18, 2013 07:36 pm PDT
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Instant gold
Under the right conditions, veins of gold can form in just a few tenths of a second, writes Richard Lovett at Nature News. The key is the massive changes in below-ground pressure that can accompany an earthquake. Under the right conditions, water vaporizes, leaving behind crystallized minerals.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/HMjD6_7DPn4/instant-gold.html
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