Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

In this episode, we uncover hidden gold inside large quartz rocks - using nothing but our trusty metal detectors and some good old-fashioned hard work. With the help of the Minelab Gold Monster 1000, ...

Previously, the prevailing theory was that gold was carried by hot fluids flowing through fractures in rock. However, ...

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 ...

Further examinations revealed that electricity generated during earthquakes could form nuggets inside quartz veins, according to Earth.com. This process happens due to piezoelectricity, which causes ...

When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles. Pierre Longnus via Getty Images Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these ...

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 ...

An obscure element often found in gold mines used to be considered mining detritus. Now it is at the center of the U.S.-China trade war.