The magma cools down and solidifies, leaving behind a mound of rock, like Traprain Law. Igneous intrusions can be found all around Scotland, not just in Edinburgh and Lothian. Some other examples ...

BAS, M. J. LE 2001. Report of the Working Party on the classification of the lunar igneous rocks. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 36, Issue. 9, p. 1183.

It shows a curious fracture surface due to a heavy gelignite detonation in finely crystalline “trap” rock. So far as I can remember I had seen other examples of this phenomenon, but ...

IN the middle of the last century much interest was shown in the problem of the genesis of igneous rocks, and especially in the manner of origin of diverse rock-types from a common stock or from a ...

Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in a 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from ...

Scientists found living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, providing insights into early life on Earth ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. All Earth Science students need to understand the origins, environments, and basic processes that produce igneous and ...

A 2-billion-year-old rock has been unearthed in South Africa – and if its advanced age wasn’t enough to knock your socks off, ...

Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks.... | Microbiology ...

Discover the 2-billion-year-old microbes found trapped in a South African rock, revealing insights into early Earth and the ...

A study has identified living microbes in 2-billion-year-old rock from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa. This ...