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Yes, there is a cauldron of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The rainbow is light that comes out of the sun, and when passing through the drops of water it decomposes in colors, reaching our retina seeing the rainbow.

on the other hand, it is estimated that the abundance of gold in the sun is 0.3 parts per trillion, which would correspond to 1,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg gold,

so then, at the end of the rainbow there is a cauldron of gold, although it's impossible for us to collect your coins.

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How much gold there's in the sun?
Rainbow

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A new element would open a new row in the periodic table of the elements.

Japanese scientists would be on the verge of finding a new element (the number 119 for its number of protons) that would innaugurate the eighth row of the periodic table, this element would receive the name of ununennium.

Using a particle accelerator, they intend to shoot beams of vadium against curium, this would simulate a cosmic cataclysm, a fundamental requirement for the creation of the element.

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Ununennium

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Quartz crystals may be protecting us from the sun.

According to a study by the "Tokyo Institute of Technology", the formation of silicon dioxide crystals (the same composition of quartz) would provide the energy that feeds the magnetic field of planet Earth.

In turn, it is known that large explosions occur in the sun generating solar storms, that is, clouds of gas that propagate through space.

However, thanks to the magnetic field of the planet Earth we are protected from these gas clouds. Although in certain cases, can cross the shell of the magnetic field and generate the beautiful northern or austral lights or provoke interruptions in communications.

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The energy that crystallization provides
Solar explosions

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¿Predicting volcanic eruptions through the study of crystals?

A research team from the University of Queensland led by Teresa Ubide is studying the possibility of predicting new volcanic eruptions.

When the magma flows through the subsoil it causes reactions in certain components creating crystals. In these crystals are records of their environment, as rings reflecting the presence of nearby magma.

The research team estimates that when the magma is 30 km. of the surface, with a probability of 90% there is an eruption in a matter of weeks.

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Volcanic crystals as time capsules of eruption history

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Cave of giant crystals (up to 11 meters)

300 meters below the Naica mountain in the Chihuahuan Desert is a cave with some of the largest crystals ever found.

They are gypsum crystals that can measure up to 11 meters and weigh 55 tons.

The crystals grew up to these measurements because they were submerged in water rich in certain minerals in a narrow and stable temperature range. The anhydrite that was abundant in the water was transformed into gypsum forming these magnificent crystals.

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Giant Crystal Cave Comes to Light
Giant Crystal Cave's Mystery Solved

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The mountain that produces eggs every 30 years

The mountain of Chan Da Ya in China produces oval stones in the form of giant eggs every 30 years.

The reason is that "the eggs" were formed 500 million years ago in the Cambrian, while the cliff is calcareous and undergoes an erosion process at different rates.

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The cliff that produces stone eggs
(26/02/2018)