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Gold is naturally deposited through geological veins

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Heavy metals get rapidly pushed toward the crust by superheated underground hydrothermal vents. The coveted yellow flakes condense into glowing fractures within quartz, patiently waiting millions of years for someone to eagerly dig them up.

Gold is naturally deposited through geological veins
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