Caño Cristales, Colombia | #Geology #GeologyPage #Colombia

Caño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Serrania de la Macarena province of Meta. It’s a tributary of the Guayabero River. The river is commonly called the “River of Five Colors” or the “Liquid Rainbow”, and is even referred to as the most beautiful river in the world due to its striking colors.

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New species of tiny tyrannosaur foreshadows rise of T. rex | #Geology #GeologyPage

A newly discovered, diminutive — by T. rex standards — relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information about when and how T. rex came to rule the North American roost.

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Vivianite Siderite & Quartz | #Geology #GeologyPage #Mineral

Locality: Trepča, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo

Size: 3.9 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm

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Geology Tools | #Geology #GeologyPage #Tools

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Do volcanoes or an asteroid deserve blame for dinosaur extinction? | #Geology #GeologyPage

Asteroid/comet likely reignited Indian volcanoes 66 million years ago, but their role in extinction unclear

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Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa | #Geology #GeologyPage

Scientists have revealed the African origins of New Zealand’s most mysterious giant flightless bird — the now extinct adzebill — showing that some of its closest living relatives are the pint-sized flufftails from Madagascar and Africa.

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Baryte | #Geology #GeologyPage #Mineral

Locality: Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Size: 10.3 × 9.2 × 3.3 cm

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Gold | #Geology #GeologyPage #Mineral

Chemical Formula: Au
Locality: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nome, Alaska and many other places in the world.
Name Origin: Anglo Saxon, of uncertain origin.

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a bright yellow dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal.

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World’s 10 most dangerous volcanoes identified | #Geology #GeologyPage #Volcanoes

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Plate tectonics without jerking | #Geology #GeologyPage

The earthquake distribution on ultraslow mid-ocean ridges differs fundamentally from other spreading zones.

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