Scientists have discovered exactly how earthquakes trigger quartz into forming large gold nuggets — finally solving a mystery that's puzzled researchers for decades. "Gold forms in quartz all the time ...

Earthquakes may cause gold nuggets to form in quartz by generating an electric field that attracts gold dissolved in fluid forced up from deep underground. Enormous gold nuggets are often associated ...

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.

For decades, researchers have known that earthquakes, quartz, and gold were linked—nearly 75% of gold circulating today came from nuggets originally embedded in quartz deposits near faults. But in ...

Kitchen island with Calacatta gold engineered quartz countertop - Michelle54/Shutterstock Calacatta gold is loved for its creamy white background, striking streaks of grey and rich tan accents. With ...

One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous radiance. Even when you can react it with another material, it’s also ...

Designing a new kitchen or redesigning your current one is a real investment and every decision should be carefully thought through. One of the main components of any kitchen are the countertops, but ...

Q-Gold Resources Ltd. (TSXV: QGR) (“QGold” or the “Company”) announces details of the updated mineral resource estimate (“MRE” or “Mineral Resource Estimate”) set ...