<p>Short answer: No.</p>

<p>Long answer: No, there is no truth in that, at all. No body out of our Solar System could interfere in Earth's techtonics nor in Geology in any way.</p>

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2014-04-24T19:51:15.643Z
Can you really go so far to say this? I'm just curious for a mathematical proof. Say black whole of a few solar masses where to make a close pass by the solar system or some similar situation. Could this not perturb orbits ultimately leading various surface perturbations? Just postulation. The gemstones part is total nonsense but I just question your second sentence.
TheBluegrassMathematician
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2014-04-25T05:17:31.917Z
@RyanMcGaha: A mass that large that close is actually rather unreasonable, but let's roll with it anyway. Take the gravitational tidal forces on the Earth due to the Moon (orbital distance $R$) as the standard of comparison. The ones due to the Sun are $(M/m)(R/1\,\mathrm{AU})^3 \sim 1/2$ as large. Say the "size" of the solar system as roughly the heliopause distance $120\,\mathrm{AU}$, so that the tidal forces of this hypothetical mass are at most $3\times 10^{-7}$ of the Moon's.
Stan Liou
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2014-04-25T16:12:43.723Z
Alright I see how you got your answer now. Sorry, I like to see math to prove it.
TheBluegrassMathematician
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2014-04-24T09:52:52.473Z
2014-04-24T09:52:52.473Z
Envite
<p>A theory has been said that the patterns and positions help identify where valuable gemstones are hidden. I am wondering if this has any truth in it.</p>

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2014-04-24T04:01:09.737Z
No.​​​​​​​​​​​​
Stan Liou
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2014-04-24T05:29:07.963Z
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about complete and utter drivel, not astronomy
Jeremy
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2014-04-24T15:12:39.090Z
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about pseudoscience.
called2voyage
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2014-04-24T15:26:42.580Z
No truth at all. Where did you get this?
TheBluegrassMathematician
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Relation between position of stars and locations of gemstones?
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# Relation between position of stars and locations of gemstones?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-24)

A theory has been said that the patterns and positions help identify where valuable gemstones are hidden. I am wondering if this has any truth in it.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No.​​​​​​​​​​​​  
> **username_2**: This question appears to be off-topic because it is about complete and utter drivel, not astronomy  
> **username_3**: This question appears to be off-topic because it is about pseudoscience.  
> **username_4**: No truth at all. Where did you get this?  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-04-24. Score: 2

Short answer: No.

Long answer: No, there is no truth in that, at all. No body out of our Solar System could interfere in Earth's techtonics nor in Geology in any way.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Can you really go so far to say this? I'm just curious for a mathematical proof. Say black whole of a few solar masses where to make a close pass by the solar system or some similar situation. Could this not perturb orbits ultimately leading various surface perturbations? Just postulation. The gemstones part is total nonsense but I just question your second sentence.  
> **username_1**: @RyanMcGaha: A mass that large that close is actually rather unreasonable, but let's roll with it anyway. Take the gravitational tidal forces on the Earth due to the Moon (orbital distance $R$) as the standard of comparison. The ones due to the Sun are $(M/m)(R/1\,\mathrm{AU})^3 \sim 1/2$ as large. Say the "size" of the solar system as roughly the heliopause distance $120\,\mathrm{AU}$, so that the tidal forces of this hypothetical mass are at most $3\times 10^{-7}$ of the Moon's.  
> **username_4**: Alright I see how you got your answer now. Sorry, I like to see math to prove it.  

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