Re:Gondwanaland: The search for a land before (human) time
by profsummergig on Friday December 27, 2024 @01:46AM
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I attended a talk by a geology professor about features in my area.
Mind completely blown. My area was once under the ocean. And the rocks I see in my regular walks bear clear evidence of having been in contact with water long-term.
Another mind blowing thing: if one digs 10 feet in my area, one hits a bed of limestone. And limestone is constructed from the skeletons of past marine life. And marble is compressed limestone. It just goes on and on. Simply mind-blowing field of study.
Turns out that's what happens when on either sides of a subducting plate boundary.
What I love though, is that the fault that marks the boundary, was initially discovered by someone mapping natural hot springs and noticed they formed a rough line trending SW - NE.