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A new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, has begun

Posted on 14 January 2016 by admin

The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb “Ivy Mike” looms over the Pacific Ocean in 1952. Scientists propose that a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, began in 1950, marked in rocks and sediments by the fallout … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’ve just begun studying geology, could you please explain xenoliths to me? Thanks!

Posted on 17 October 2015 by admin

A xenolith is a piece of something that broke off and got stuck in something else. Like pieces of mantle rock that break off and are often found in basalts are known as mantle xenoliths.? Like this! Geology Nerd

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