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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 ...

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 ...

is supplied from igneous rock from Russia, South Africa, Brazil, and Finland. These igneous phosphate deposits are mostly from the Khibiny Alkalic Igneous Complex (Notholt, 1979) and the Kovdor ...

13, scientists took higher-resolution photos to get a better look ... zebra stripes could be the result of igneous or metamorphic processes. Igneous rocks form when magma from within the planet ...

Microbes have been found alive and well inside ancient rock, offering an extraordinary glimpse into Earth's distant past.

The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ore deposits. This is the oldest example of living microbes being found within ancient rock so ...

NASA exclaimed. Early interpretations suggest that the melting, movement and cooling of magma and lava may have created the rock’s stripes, as igneous rocks form when hot, molten rock ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has sent home pictures of a mysterious black-and-white striped rock, the likes of which ... but early interpretations are that igneous and/or metamorphic processes ...