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Unveiling the Missing Puzzle Pieces: The Absence of Pyroxenites and Peridotites in Streckeisen’s QAPF Diagram
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Posted on February 12, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
Why do ophiolites obduce upon Continental Crust?
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Posted on February 12, 2024 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
Unveiling the Threshold: Exploring the Critical Temperature Difference for Mantle Convection
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Posted on February 10, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
Unveiling the Geodetic Marvel: Exploring Great Circles in UTM Coordinates
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Posted on February 10, 2024 (Updated on July 20, 2025)
What does the unit cell of petitjeanite look like?
Geology & LandformCracking the Code of Petitjeanite: A Peek Inside its Tiny Building Block Petitjeanite. It’s a mouthful, I know. And unless you’re a mineral enthusiast like me, you probably haven’t given it a second thought. But trust me, this relatively rare bismuth phosphate mineral is worth a closer look, not just for its cool name, but
Posted on February 8, 2024 (Updated on July 16, 2025)
Unveiling Earth’s Mysteries: Liquid Iron Emerges as a Game-Changer in the Mission to Earth’s Core
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