The booming and controversial solar industry in China's far-west Xinjiang region has weathered many storms. Despite tariffs, rising production costs and human rights sanctions, it pumps out almost ...

Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

The booming and controversial solar industry in China’s far-west Xinjiang region has weathered many storms. Despite tariffs, rising production costs and human rights sanctions, it pumps out almost ...

If mankind had to choose between losing diamond and losing quartz as a mineral on this planet, choosing to keep quartz around would be the prudent move for a very practical reason: While diamond is a ...

Further examinations revealed that electricity generated during earthquakes could form nuggets inside quartz veins, according to Earth.com. This process happens due to piezoelectricity, which causes ...

Electric currents in the Earth may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets, new research suggests. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the theory could ...