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Thermodynamic model determines how gold reaches the earth’s surface

Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404731121 A research team including scientists from the University of Michigan has discovered a new gold-sulfur complex that can help researchers understand how gold deposits form. Gold in deposits associated with volcanoes around the Pacific Ring of Fire originates from the Earth’s mantle and is transported to the surface by…