Geologic Sites Archives

$A model for the compositional evolution of the early Earth's crust due to fractional crystallization of impact melt sheets followed by detachment and sinking of their dense primitive portions towards the crust-mantle boundary. Credit: Rais Latypov$

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Geologic Sites

Psychedelic Salt Mine, Russia

Dyke cutting Canary Islands, Spain

Champagne Pool

Hormuz Island, Iran

Pink Lake : What is Pink Lake? What causes Pink Lake in Australia?

Zebra Schist : What is Zebra Schist? Where is it found?

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Durdle Door, England

Intrusive Basalt Dike “Acadia National Park”

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Sarmiento Petrified Forest

Columnar Basalt , Mendisha Mountain , Egypt

Great Blue Hole

Farafra, Egypt

Rainbow Sediment Stratum, Oued Metlili Ghardaia, Algeria

Cave of Crystals “Giant Crystal Cave”

Yehliu Geopark, Taiwan

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Smoo Cave, Scotland

Champagne Pool

Blue Lava “Ijen volcano”

Geology of Lavacicle Caves

The Realmonte Salt Mine in Sicily

Giant’s Causeway, Ireland

Dechen Cave, Germany

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