Natural piezoelectric effect may build gold deposits

Ars Technica
By John TimmerSep 3, 2024, 2:37 pm132 pts
Enlarge / A lot of gold deposits are found embedded in quartz crystals. (credit: Pierre Longnus) One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous radiance. Even when you can react it with another material, it's also barely…

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