Gold is literally transported to the Earth's surface using fire and brimstone.
By Michelle Starr The sulfur that bubbles beneath active volcanoes is essential to the mechanisms that bring gold to the surface from deep below the Earth's mantle. According to two recent studies, certain types of sulfur create molecular interactions with gold that would otherwise keep the valuable metal trapped in the mantle, enabling it to rise. The form of sulfur that matters most is what they can not quite agree on. Trisulfur is crucial, according to studies and computer modeling carried out by a group of...