Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. Her colleagues in Utrecht had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth's mantle. Van de Lagemaat reconstructed lost plates through field research and detailed investigations of the mountain belts of Japan, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea, and New Zealand. To her surprise, she found that oceanic remnants on northern Borneo must have belonged to the long-suspected plate, which scientists have named Pontus. She has now reconstructed the entire plate in its full glory. The work has been published in Gondwana Research.
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“we only have bones as evidence so every scientist is just guessing stuff, right?” 🤨
i always listen to the minecraft ost while doing my geology homework so now i just permanently associate minecraft music with rocks
Okay then, if you're so very clever...
If we're not meant to eat rocks, how come they're named shit like "apatite"?
You're damn fucking right I have an apetite.
Do you want to see my rock collection. Will you want to see my rock collection. When will you want to see my rock collection
It saddens me deeply to know I cannot collect every rock
I cannot collect the smallest rocks because I would lose them
I cannot collect the biggest rocks because arm's weak
I cannot collect the funkiest rocks because no money
I cannot collect the spicy rocks because they hurt
I cannot collect the space rocks because gravity
What horribleness, how dare existance not allow me the rocks
Oh well, at least the'res plenty of rock that I Can collect
Which One?
Trying to reorganize my rock collection on my shelf by how much I want the specific rocks to be displayed. The problem is that I'm a geology major and I love all of them
geology student 🪨 appreciation for igneous and sed rocks
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