For water, this normally happens below 0°C ... Since it is so difficult to measure real crystal formation, simulations are often used. However, these are associated with major uncertainties.

Some pieces of the meteorite were made of tiny crystals of zircon ... At Olympic Dam, hot, water-rich fluids interacted with granite during zircon formation, introducing these trace elements ...

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it doesn't fully explain the formation of large gold nuggets, especially considering that the concentration of gold in these fluids is extremely low.” Piezoelectricity—a crystal can generate a ...