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Geologists reveal historic connection between England and France

The British mainland was shaped from the collision of not two, however three historic continental land plenty, in line with new analysis. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Deep subterranean connection between two Japan volcanoes

Scientists have confirmed for the primary time that radical modifications of 1 volcano in southern Japan was the direct results of an erupting volcano 22 kilometers (13.7 miles) away. The observations from the 2 volcanos — Aira caldera and Kirishima … Continue reading

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Time between world-changing volcanic super-eruptions less than previously thought

After analyzing a database of geological records dated within the last 100,000 years, a team of scientists has discovered the average time between so-called volcanic super-eruptions is actually much less than previously thought. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Space dust may transport life between worlds, research suggests

Life on Earth might have originated from tiny organisms brought to our planet in streams of fast-moving space dust, according to a new study. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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What Is the Difference Between a Mineral and a Mineraloid?

Photo: Hershel Friedman Mineraloids are most often placed with mineral specimens, or one does not know exactly how to classify them. They come up in conversations among rock-hounds and collecting… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website … Continue reading

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Underwater Photos That Show the Growing Gap Between Two Tectonic Plates

Growing gap: Alex Mustard, dived 80ft into the crevice between the North American and Eurasian plates near Iceland to capture these spectacular photos Swimming through an area of extreme natural beauty, this diver surveys the underwater canyons on his either … Continue reading

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Regionally strong feedbacks between the atmosphere and terrestrial biosphere

Nature Geoscience 10, 410 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2957 Authors: Julia K. Green, Alexandra G. Konings, Seyed Hamed Alemohammad, Joseph Berry, Dara Entekhabi, Jana Kolassa, Jung-Eun Lee & Pierre Gentine Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds

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What Is the Difference Between Moonstone and Opalite?

Moonstone left and Opalite on the right. Photo: InVogueJewelry It’s really pretty easy to tell if something is Opalite—which is just glass, and not a gemstone—or if it’s Moonstone.  Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate, with the chemical formula … Continue reading

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Myth busted: No hyperlink between gigantic asteroid break-up, rise in biodiversity

Some 470 million years in the past, through the center a part of the geological interval generally known as the Ordovician, an asteroid collision passed off someplace between Mars and Jupiter. The collision induced an explosion that despatched a cascade … Continue reading

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