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==Natural flash evaporation== Natural flash vaporization or flash deposition may occur during [[earthquake]]s resulting in deposition of minerals held in [[supersaturation|supersaturated solution]]s, sometimes even valuable [[ore]] in the case of auriferous, gold-bearing, waters. This results when blocks of rock are rapidly pulled and pushed away from each other by [[Fault (geology)|jog fault]]s.<ref name=SA031813>{{cite news|title=Earthquakes Make Gold Veins in an Instant: Pressure changes cause the precious metal to deposit each time the crust moves, a new study finds. The insight suggests that remote sensing could be used to find new deposits in rocks where fault jogs are common|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earthquakes-make-gold-veins-in-an-instant|access-date=March 18, 2013|newspaper=Scientific American|date=March 18, 2013|author=Richard A. Lovett|author2=Nature magazine}}</ref>
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