Dave Craw
A new investigation has created an atlas of the gold microscopy particles that are scattered in the beaches of the southern island of New Zealand.
Scientists at the University of Otago created the first detailed “Atlas” gold microscopic particles found on the beaches of the southern island of New Zealand.
Using high power electronic microscopes, researchers captured amazing images of gold particles hidden in the sand. The findings were reported in a published in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.
The gold particles are tiny – they only measure 10 DIET MICROMETERSabout one fifth of the width of human hair – and are invisible to the naked eye. Although not large enough to trigger a new race to gold, the study has a significant scientific value in revealing how different geological processes shaped the southern island’s landscape and contribute to a deeper global understanding of gold morphology on the beaches.
“This Atlas provides new knowledge about the beach gold morphology of a wide variety of beach scenarios,” the researchers wrote. The authors also refer that the various geological characteristics of the southern island – ranging from the TECTONIC LIFTING AO FLEXT OF SEDIMENTS – They make it a unique natural laboratory compared to other coastal regions of the world.
The gold found in these coastal sands is believed to be REMAINING OF THE GOLD RACE From New Zealand in the 1860s, a crucial time that attracted European settlers in search of wealth and led to rapid national development, says.
Although the beaches of the southern island have been widely ignored during the original gold race, they still have traces of the precious metal today. The turns, or fossickers, can look for gold, but should first obtain an authorization da New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals.
In addition to its geological meaning, the study also provides a visually stunning view of a microscopic world rarely seen by the public. This new Atlas will now be a valuable point of reference For geologists from around the world, particularly for those who study sediment transport, mineral formation and tectonic evolution in coastal regions.
