Earthquakes at massive Alaska volcano Mount Spurr ramp up again — and there’s now a 50-50 chance of an eruption

Earthquakes at massive Alaska volcano Mount Spurr ramp up again — and there’s now a 50-50 chance of an eruption

Mount Spurr’s Crater Peak, as seen from the south on Feb. 7 throughout a helicopter based gas and image study. (Image credit: AVO/USGS) A volcano in Alaska might be primed…

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Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds

Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds

Gold nuggets form inside quartz veins, which are fractures in the rock infilled with mineral-rich hydrothermal fluids. (Image credit: Henri Koskinen by means of Alamy) Researchers have actually found precisely…

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