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Astronomers find new clues on the origin of gold

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 02, 2021 | 6:05 am Education Suppliers & Equipment Asia Europe Gold 

Using computer simulations, an international research team was able to demonstrate that the synthesis of heavy elements like gold and uranium is typical for certain black holes with orbiting matter accumulations known as accretion disks. In a paper published in...

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