Deep beneath submarine volcanoes, Earth may be running a natural “gold kitchen.” By analyzing volcanic glass from the Kermadec island arc north of New Zealand, researchers found that water-rich mantle repeatedly melts beneath subduction zones, gradually concentrating gold in rising magma. The process works because intense melting breaks down sulfur-rich minerals that normally trap gold, releasing the metal into the melt…
Source: ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
- Europe’s wildfires became so intense they created their own storm
- Superheated magma may power towering lava fountains
- Earth’s hidden “gold kitchen” lies beneath the seafloor
- One of Earth’s most explosive supervolcanoes is recharging with fresh magma
- The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire
- Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno
- They were drilling off Oregon. What they found could shake the entire West Coast
- A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago
- Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
- NASA satellites are watching Earth's newest island rise from the sea
