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mineraliety: Tourmaline has a few of the coolest gradients. Love…
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mineraliety: Here is some gemmy Dioptase via @structure_minerals…
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Ancient seaweed fossils some of the oldest of multicellular life
Chinggiskhaania bifurcata is the scientific name of one of the new kinds of multicellular algae recently found preserved as ancient fossils. Researcher unearths find from newly discovered Precambrian site Honing in on when life on Earth evolved from single-celled to … Continue reading
Some islands started in diamond-bearing regions under continents, geochemists say
The raw materials of some volcanic islands are shaped by some of the same processes that form diamonds deep under the continents, according to a new study. The study asserts that material from diamond-forming regions journeys nearly to Earth’s core … Continue reading
Some islands started in diamond-bearing regions under continents
The authors of a new paper believe that raw materials for diamonds and certain unusual oceanic islands come from the same places. From right to left: 1) ocean crust subducts into earth’s mantle deep under a continent; 2) the carbon-rich … Continue reading
KRISTALLE Stepping Into Some RAREfied Territory?..
We have four – only four specimens of Wittichenite from Cattle Grid pit, Mt. Gunson mine, Pernatty Lagoon, South Australia These brilliant crystals were thought to be Chalcocite when found. In 2008 they were identified as Wittichenite. The locality was … Continue reading
One vent just isn’t enough for some volcanoes
Lava fountaining episode occurred on Nov. 17, 2013, at the New South-East Crater. One vent just isn’t enough for some volcanoes: Curious case of Mount Etna’s wandering craters Volcanoes are geology at its most exciting. They seem so fiery, dangerous … Continue reading