Kitchen island with Calacatta gold engineered quartz countertop - Michelle54/Shutterstock Calacatta gold is loved for its creamy white background, striking streaks of grey and rich tan accents. With ...

A traditional modern kitchen with a quartz countertop island and shaker cabinets. - Cavan Images/Getty Images Calacatta Gold Quartz is the durable, low maintenance alternative to marble that's taking ...

Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

Designing a new kitchen or redesigning your current one is a real investment and every decision should be carefully thought through. One of the main components of any kitchen are the countertops, but ...

Further examinations revealed that electricity generated during earthquakes could form nuggets inside quartz veins, according to Earth.com. This process happens due to piezoelectricity, which causes ...

Gold is only dissolved in natural fluids at around one part per million (representational). Humanity's fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold mining is described in ancient ...

When earthquakes squeeze quartz crystals, the mineral generates electricity that attracts gold particles. Pierre Longnus via Getty Images Earthquakes may help prospectors strike gold: When these ...

Sometimes a scientific study comes along that reminds us not all the natural mysteries of this world demand highly specialised knowledge or million-dollar experiments to solve. Instead, they reveal ...

Findings suggest gold nuggets can form in quartz veins as a result of electricity produced by the pressure of earthquakes. The gold is carried in super-hot liquids from the Earth's core to its crust, ...