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‘Fire Volcano’ in Mexico spews ash and smoke

Geology Page - January 14, 2015

The Colima volcano, also known as the 'Fire Volcano,' has erupted, shooting columns of ash and smoke nearly 5,000 feet into the air over...

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Thicker mantle may explain some of Earth’s inner processes

December 11, 2015

Chasing the volcano “A series of seismic shocks which preceded Iceland’s...

July 1, 2016

Ancient Jigsaw Puzzle of Past Supercontinent Revealed

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The Yarrabubba Impact Structure.

Earth’s oldest asteroid strike linked to ‘big thaw’

January 26, 2020

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Surface displacement mapped using InSAR satellite imaging data. Along the fault, the ground was either raised (southeast) or collapsed (northwest). The star designates the epicentre. Credit: Jean-François RITZ et al

The Le Teil earthquake provides new insights on seismic risk in...

A new study shows that giant ore deposits are tightly distributed above where rigid rocks that comprise the nuclei of ancient continents begin to thin, far below the surface (white areas). Redder areas indicate the thinnest rocks beyond the boundary; bluer ones, the thickest. Circles, triangles and squares show known large sediment-hosted deposits of different metals. (Adapted from Hoggard et al., Nature Geoscience, 2020)

Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes

Underwater Volcano Eruption

A world map that shows where similary platinum spikes have been discovered in the world. The latest discovery is at the Wonderkrater site in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Credit: Francis Thackeray/Wits University

New research supports hypothesis that asteroid contributed to mass extinction