💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌋✨ #MountErebus on #RossIsland, #Antarctica, emits microscopic #crystals of elemental gold in its volcanic plume. Scientists found faceted #gold particles up to 60 micrometers wide in #snow up to 1,000 km away. The #volcano releases about 80 grams of gold dust daily, but how the crystals form remains an open question. 👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-southernmost-active-volcano-is-spewing-out-gold-every-day #geology #earthscience #earth #science #nature #atmosphere