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May 11, 2013
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Earthquakes Turn Water Into Gold
The tyrannosaur of the minerals, this gold nugget in quartz weighs more than 70 ounces (2 kilograms). CREDIT: Heritage Auctions Earthquakes have the Midas touch, a new study claims. Water in faults vaporizes during an earthquake, depositing gold, according to a model published in the March 17 issue of the journal Nature Geoscience.