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According to a team of scientists from the United Kingdom and Greece, the underwater ‘archaeological remains’ of a long-lost Greek city were in fact created by a naturally occurring phenomenon. When divers discovered what looked like paved floors, courtyards and colonnades, they thought they had found the ruins of an ancient Greek city that perished when tidal waves hit the shores of the island of Zakynthos. [ 403 more words ]

Sunken ‘Ancient Greek City’ near Zakynthos Island is Geological Formation, Researchers Say According to a team of scientists from the United Kingdom and Greece, the underwater ‘archaeological remains’ of a long-lost Greek city were in fact created by a naturally occurring phenomenon. Whe…

According to new research led by the University of Oxford, episodic volcanic activity is likely to have played a key role in triggering the end-Triassic mass extinction (201.5 million years ago), which set the scene for the rise and age of the dinosaurs. The end of the Triassic period witnessed one of the largest mass extinctions of animal life known from Earth history. [ 457 more words ]

End-Triassic Volcanism Triggered Dawn of Dinosaurs According to new research led by the University of Oxford, episodic volcanic activity is likely to have played a key role in triggering the end-Triassic mass extinction (201.5 million years ago), w…

An international team of geologists led by Monash University Professor Joël Brugger has discovered a new thallium mineral — nataliyamalikite. Nataliyamalikite is the orthorhombic form of thallium iodide (TlI). “It contains thallium, a rare heavy metal most famous for its qualities as a poison,” said Prof. Brugger, lead author of a paper published in the journal American Mineralogist. [ 243 more words ]

New Mineral Discovered: Nataliyamalikite An international team of geologists led by Monash University Professor Joël Brugger has discovered a new thallium mineral — nataliyamalikite. Nataliyamalikite is the orthorhombic form of thallium i…

A team of geologists has found 60 million-year-old ejecta from a previously unknown meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland. This is the first recorded mid-Paleocene impact event in the region and is coincident with the onset of magmatism in the British Paleogene Igneous Province. The team, headed by Birkbeck University of London researcher Dr. Simon Drake, found a 3.6-foot (1.1 m) thick layer at the base of a 60 million-year-old lava flow on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. [ 295 more words ]

60-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Zone Discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye A team of geologists has found 60 million-year-old ejecta from a previously unknown meteorite impact on the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland. This is the first recorded mid-Paleocene impact event i…

An international team of geologists has found highly oxidized iron, similar to the rust we see on the Earth’s surface, in diamond’s garnet inclusions from the deep (124-342 miles, or 200-550 km, below the surface) mantle. The result surprised scientists around the globe because there is little opportunity for iron to become so highly oxidized deep below our planet’s surface. [ 231 more words ]

Geologists Find Highly Oxidized Iron in Earth’s Deep Mantle An international team of geologists has found highly oxidized iron, similar to the rust we see on the Earth’s surface, in diamond’s garnet inclusions from the deep (124-342 miles, or 200-550 km, be…

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