how do crystals/stones travel to the surface/to higher ground areas

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I know that we dig for crystals and ore but I wondered how they got there and especially how crystals would slowly creep up from deeper areas of the ground to higher ones.

Another question I want to add is, can this occur suddenly?

The definition of “suddenly” is a big vague in geology terms so I’d be interested in: could it happen “suddenly” in a day, week, month, year and if so – how?

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I don’t think they “creep”. The principal of superposition tells us stuff closer to the surface is newer than things deeper in the ground.

The only thing that I think could affect this at all quickly are certain plate tectonics pushing material upwards like mountains etc.

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