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Thundereggs Are Nature’s “Loot Boxes” and Can Hold Hold Geological Masterpieces Inside

Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...
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Eruption unknown: The case of Yellowstone National Park’s newly recognized geologic unit

This photo shows the exposure of the Mount Jackson Rhyolite Series vitrophyre at Gibbon River. Boulders of weathered, lichen-covered rock show how easy it is to overlook these new units. (Photo by Liv ...
PBS

Saddle Rock

Above Wenatchee, spires reveal volcanic history in 44-million-year-old rock. High above the city of Wenatchee, Washington, a group of spires made of a unique type of 44-million-year-old rock tell the ...
Billings Gazette

Earth's mantle is a fluid when viewed from the timescale of thousands or millions of years

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Shaul Hurwitz, research hydrologist ...