The core of the earth runs gold and precious metals to the surface. New study shows |

About 3,000 kilometers deep below the earth's crust are a hot, dynamic core of which it was assumed from the rest of the planet geochemically. However, a breakthrough new research has discovered convincing evidence that the earth core is far from being assumed. Rather, it gradually seems to be “bleeding” valuable metals like gold into the upper regions of the planet.

The earth discovers precious metals that are hidden deep in its core

The study under the direction of researchers at the University of Göttingen in Germany, a chain of volcanic islands, which were generated by coat flags that extend deep into the earth, used volcanic rocks. In the most modern isotope analysis methods, the researchers found unusually high concentrations of the isotopes Ruthenium-100 (^100ru) in the rocks. This isotope is far more concentrated in the Earth core than in the coat or in a crust. His appearance in superficial volcanic rocks shows that the material had moved from the core coat limit and rises from the coat in feathers of overheated material.“When we looked at the first results for the first time, we knew that we had hit gold in the literal sense,” said Dr. Nils Messling, Geochemist headed in the study. “We had proven what we had hoped for with our data: rock from the core, such as gold and precious metals, hike into the coat and is carried to the surface.”

The core metals of the earth go into the coat and the crust

The center of the earth, which has been built over 4.5 billion years, holds most precious metals on earth. In fact, it is assumed that more than 99.999% of the gold gold are included in the core together with platinum, iridium and ruthenium, other siderophilic (ice -loving) elements. The metals were outside the reach of the geochemists for decades, behind a rock barrier that was hundreds of kilometers wide.The new observations contradict this assumption. The appearance of ^100ru in rocks in the rocks above is clearly geochemical proof that material comes out of the core and is recycled back into the crust and the coat. The motivation for the process seems to be a coat flags-colors that overwhelm by contact with the core coat boundary and come into the lithosphere of the earth to create volcanic islands like Hawaii.

The core and coat of the earth are more connected than previously assumed

The study co-author professor Matthias Willbold pointed out the more comprehensive importance of the results. “Our data not only show that the core of the earth is geochemically less isolated than before,” he said. “We can now also prove that enormous amounts of covered coat material that use hundreds of quadrillions of metric tons of origin at the core coat limit and make it to the surface.This revelation has profound consequences for our understanding of the internal structure and dynamics of the earth. It indicates that the core and the coat are more connected to each other than previously assumed, which enables the exchange of materials across borders, which were once considered unclear. While the possibility of pulling gold out of the earth core is outside of our technological reach, the find further informs us about the surface distribution of the precious metals. If core rocks really help to help the coat flags, this can be a factor for some of the anomalies in the availability of gold and other rare metals in some areas – especially Volcanian island arches. With this recognition, it will ultimately play a role in the prospect of precious metal performances, through targeted research in geologically active regions in connection with deep coat processes.Read also | The endurance of NASA captures the Dust Teufel in a breathtaking Mars selfie, which celebrates 1,500 Sols of Exploration