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Gold nanoparticle breakthrough could change Earth crust mineral exploration

MINING.com Editor | April 09, 2013 | 6:50 pm Precious Metals Europe Gold Silver 

Using a new technique that corrects the distortions of x-ray beams, scientists can now "access the whole field of nanocrystal structures" under levels of pressure that exist deep inside the earth, according to Professor Ian Robinson of the London Centre...

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