In the Ross Islandoff the coast of the West Antarctica, a volcano has caught the attention of scientists around the world. This, since it has the particularity of producing small metallic gold crystals at the time of the eruption.
Its about Erebus volcanothe most active of the southern zone of the Earth. It has an altitude of 3,794 meters and its mountain is part of the Pacific Ring of Firewhich includes more than 1,500 active volcanoes on the planet.
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According to an article published in ‘Science‘ explained that the volcano releases 80 grams a day through little ones gold metals in the air. According to experts, its value would be around 6,000 dollarsHowever, this material is not practical for collection.
Why does this phenomenon occur?
This effect occurs because the lava from Mount Erebus emits hot gas that carries gold along with other materials. “Upon contact with air, the gas cools below 100 °C, precipitating many materials.“, he indicated Philip Kylemember of the New Mexico Mining and Technology Institute (New Mexico Tech).
It has been observed that this volcano has been active permanently since 1972since in its vicinity there is the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatoryrun by the institute mentioned above.
It is worth mentioning that the name of the mountain became known due to the plane crash from Air New Zealand Flight 901which on November 28, 1979 crashed into its slope, causing the death of 257 people on board.
Erebus volcano / DE AGOSTINI PICTURE LIBRARY
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