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hematitehearts: Opal Cabochon Locality: Mexico

hematitehearts: Opal Cabochon Locality: Mexico Geology Nerd

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rockon-ro: FLUORITE (Calcium Fluoride) crystals from Mexico.

rockon-ro: FLUORITE (Calcium Fluoride) crystals from Mexico. Geology Nerd

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At Least 105 Killed as Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Central Mexico

People cleared the rubble of a damaged building in Mexico City after a major earthquake struck on Tuesday, the second to hit the country in less than two weeks. Credit Alfredo Estrella/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake … Continue reading

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Deadly, Powerful Earthquake Hits Off Mexico; Tsunami Waves Observed

This photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows where a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck The most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in 100 years struck off the nation’s Pacific Coast late Thursday, rattling millions of residents in Mexico … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Flashes Light Up Sky in Mexico After Earthquake Explained

Mysterious flashes of light lit up the sky in Mexico after the country was struck by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday. Photo: courtesy Independent The recent Mexico earthquake resulted in videos of blue and green flashes emanating from around … Continue reading

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Ice age era bones recovered from underwater caves in Mexico

When the Panamanian land bridge formed around 3 million years ago, Southern Mexico was in the middle of a great biotic interchange of large animals from North and South America that crossed the continents in both directions. Ice age era … Continue reading

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Human bones in south Mexico: Stalagmite reveals their age as 13,000 years old

A prehistoric human skeleton found on the Yucatán Peninsula is at least 13,000 years old and most likely dates from a glacial period at the end of the most recent ice age, the late Pleistocene. A German-Mexican team of researchers … Continue reading

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Ancient otter tooth found in Mexico suggests mammals migrated across America

An ancient otter tooth recently discovered in Mexico suggests certain mammals migrated across America during the Miocene geologic epoch, roughly 23 million to 5.3 million years ago. The new hypothesized route questions other theories such as migrations above Canada and … Continue reading

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A Massive Lake of Molten Carbon The Size of Mexico is Discovered Under The US

Scientists uncovered a huge reservoir of molten carbon situated under the Western US, 217 miles (350km) beneath the Earth’s surface Situated under western US, 217 miles (350km) beneath the Earth’s surface Upper mantle could contain up to 100 trillion metric … Continue reading

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hematitehearts: Pyromorphite Locality: Mexico Mine, Roughton…

hematitehearts: Pyromorphite Locality: Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Cumbria, United Kingdom Geology Nerd

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