High-pressure hydride sees gold show its reactive side Researchers have synthesised the first solid gold hydride by subjecting gold and hydrocarbons to pressures above 40GPa and temperatures exceeding 2000K using ultrafast x-ray pulses.

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Post-perovskite (Petrology 💎)

Post-perovskite is a high-pressure phase of magnesium silicate. It is composed of the prime oxide constituents of the Earth's rocky mantle, and its pressure and temperature for stability imply that it is likely to occur in portions of the lowermost few hundred km […]