By Michelle Starr – Scienc Alert
The processes that haul gold up to the surface from deep within Earth’s mantle rely on the sulfur that bubbles beneath active volcanoes.
Two new papers have agreed that some forms of sulfur form molecular bonds with gold that would otherwise remain sequestered in the mantle, allowing the precious element to rise.
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