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Long-gone bacteria blows the whistle on gold deposits

Geology Page - May 20, 2015

Silica dust in small-scale gold mining linked to silicosis, TB epidemic

Inhospitable climate fosters gold ore formation

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Gold rush in space? Asteroid miners prepare, but eye water first

Looking for a new gold mine? We’ve got the map

Geology Page - October 29, 2013

Earthquakes make gold veins in an instant

Geology Page - July 8, 2013

Making gold green: New non-toxic method for mining gold

Geology Page - June 25, 2013

Where Does All Earth’s Gold Come From?

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

‘Fool’s Gold’ from the deep is fertilizer for ocean life

Geology Page - September 17, 2011

Sulphur proves important in the formation of gold mines

Geology Page - September 15, 2011

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The graph shows the dates of volcanoes of the three volcanic chains in the Pacific and their relative movement over time (left). The location of the three volcanic chains shown in the map (right). The stars mark the youngest end or the active volcanoes today.

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