Scientists 'strike gold' in shocking discovery from Hawaiian volcanic rocks

A German university, Göttingen University, has literally "struck gold" in recent findings from volcanic rocks.

A new study of these volcanic rocks from Hawaii, that leaked out from deep under the lithosphere, contained various precious metals.

Dr. Nils Messling of the Göttingen University’s Department of Geochemistry said in a news release they were surprised when the test results came in.

"When the first results came in, we realized that we had literally struck gold! Our data confirmed that material from the core...