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An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered the largest gold nugget found in the region in the previous 50 years.

An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered the largest gold nugget found in the region in the previous 50 years ...

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This 15-ounce gold nugget was anonymously donated to a Salvation Army red kettle in southern Indiana last December. Now, it's up for auction.

Pictured: this image from Heritage Auctions shows a 15.5 troy ounce gold nugget received by the Salvation Army in southern Indiana in December 2024 that will be up for auction beginning April 2 ...

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The strain imparted by an earthquake can generate voltages in quartz veins that stimulate the mineralization of gold.

Some of the most impressive gold nuggets ever found have been in quartz veins where gold-bearing fluids flow through faults in earthquake-prone rock.

Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves combine to form large nuggets.