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Scientists determine source of world’s largest mud eruption

Geology Page - October 18, 2017

On May 29, 2006, mud started erupting from several sites on the Indonesian island of Java. Boiling mud, water, rocks and gas poured from...

Mudpot

Geology Page - May 24, 2016

A Mudpot "or Mud Pool" is a sort of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water. It usually takes the form of a...

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A rough diamond from Kankan, Guinea, that was analyzed in a new study led by a PhD student at the U of A. The imperfections inside the diamond are small inclusions of a mineral called ferropericlase, which is from the lower mantle. Credit: Anetta Banas

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