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I’ve never heard a good explanation for why elements like gold appear together in veins. Why aren’t atoms of elements randomly distributed.
by bilsbie 2y ago
I’ve never heard a good explanation for why elements like gold appear together in veins. Why aren’t atoms of elements randomly distributed.
- mathstuf 2y agoWhat I read (in the past few months…don't have a link handy) is that gold is highly insoluble, but quartz's electrical properties can help seed crystallization of the atoms from (rock) solution (which is why it tends to appear with it).