by magda | Nov 12, 2016 | GeoScience NEWS
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS Agate is a cryptocrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Cryptocrystalline means that the mineral crystals are so fine that they are only vaguely seen in patterns and fine...
by magda | Nov 12, 2016 | GeoScience NEWS
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS A series of earthquakes which struck central Italy in the past two months has sparked fears that the country’s capital may be at risk from a “big one”. The tremors – all followed by powerful aftershocks – proved the final straw...
by magda | Nov 12, 2016 | GeoScience NEWS
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS Fluids emanating from a molten magma are extremely hot and under high pressure deep below the surface. As these fluids rise, they mix with surface waters and change the composition of the rocks with which they come into contact. This process is...
by magda | Nov 12, 2016 | GeoScience NEWS
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago. Unique...
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