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The formation of gold deposits in South Africa
The Witwatersrand basin in South Africa hosts the largest known gold repository on Earth — but how was it formed? Scientists were able to figure out how parts of the Earth’s largest gold deposits formed about three billion years ago. … Continue reading
Three new species of extinct South American marsupials discovered
The discovery of three extinct species and new insights to a fourth indicates a little-known family of marsupials, the Palaeothentidae, was diverse and existed over a wide range of South America as recent as 13 million years ago. Fossils of … Continue reading
Evolution of carbonated melt to alkali basalt in the South China Sea
Nature Geoscience 10, 229 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2877 Authors: Guo-Liang Zhang, Li-Hui Chen, Matthew G. Jackson & Albrecht W. Hofmann Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
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South American fossil tomatillos show nightshades evolved earlier than thought
Delicate fossil remains of tomatillos found in Patagonia, Argentina, show that this branch of the economically important family that also includes potatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias and tomatoes existed 52 million years ago, long before the dates previously ascribed to these … Continue reading
Aspects of the Sedimentology of South Wales
I seem to be having a Gareth T George bookfest at the moment, as I reviewed another of his books (The Geology of South Wales: A Field Guide, Ed 2) in the last issue of Deposits (Issue 47). However, given … Continue reading
The Geology of South Wales: A Field Guide (Second Edition)
I quite like regional guides books, even about areas I haven’t been to and am unlikely to visit. That isn’t the case for South Wales, which is one of my favourite areas in the UK for both scenery and geology. … Continue reading
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New book details South America?s surprising prehistoric mammals
South America was home to a host of unique animals during the 60-some million years the continent was isolated, during most of the Cenozic Period. Details and constructions of mammals ranging from mouse-sized marsupials to elephant-size sloths, with photos of … Continue reading
Recent connection between North and South America reaffirmed
Long ago, one great ocean flowed between North and South America. When the narrow Isthmus of Panama joined the continents about 3 million years ago, it also separated the Atlantic from the Pacific Ocean. If this took place millions of … Continue reading