Caribbean Plate

Aleutian Islands

Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism Vs. Regional Metamorphism

Massive Ancient Tectonic Slab Found Below the Indian Ocean

From left, University of Wyoming students Shane Scoggin, Adam Trzinski and Jessie Shields are part of new research investigating crustal melting in western North America. Here, they examine igneous rocks in the Snake Range of Nevada. Credit: Jay Chapman

Scientists probe mysterious melting of Earth’s crust in western North America

Red Sea Rift

Badlands near Drumheller, Alberta

K-Pg Boundary “Cretaceous–Paleogene Boundary”

Boudins of amphibolite layers (metamorphosed basalts) that were stretched within quartz schists (Norway). Photo credits © Haakon Fossen.

Fate of sinking tectonic plates is revealed

Geologists discover how a tectonic plate sank

Contact Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism : What is Contact Metamorphism? How it formed?

Bathymetric chart of a part of the Red Sea. Source GEOMAR.

Red Sea is no longer a baby ocean

Seafloor topography

How the Pacific seafloor got its 60-degree bend

Francis Macdonald walks along a road near Manitou Springs, Colorado, where an exposed outcrop shows a feature known as the "Great Unconformity."

The Great Unconformity : A billion years is missing from the...

K-T Boundary / K-Pg Boundary

K-T Boundary “Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary”

Mariana Trench “Deepest Part of the Ocean”

“Lost continent” found under Mauritius

Geologist identifies hidden clues to ancient supercontinents, confirms Pannotia

Volcanic arcs form by deep melting of rock mixtures

Regional Metamorphism

Regional Metamorphism : What is regional metamorphism? How it formed?

Cascade Volcanoes

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