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Geologists have shown that the earthquake in Japan amplifies the “underground mountain”
(ORDO NEWS) — A massive mountain of frozen mantle rocks, hidden off the coast of the island of Honshu, causes deformations and stresses in the earth’s crust, giving special power to neighboring earthquakes. If mantle rocks rise from depth to the upper layers of the crust, they can solidify there, forming plutonic massifs that are dense and contrast sharply with their geological environment. This is how, for example, the Khibiny…
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Geologists have figured out the origin of the mysterious sand cones
(ORDO NEWS) — Geologists many years ago discovered some strange finds. They did not give the scientists rest all this time. And only recently it was possible to establish that these are actually not just traces, but also precursors of incredibly strong earthquakes. German experts concluded that the cones in the ground appeared in those places where the asteroids fell. They can also indicate places where increased seismic activity is…
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Geologists discover an ancient supervolcano in Alaska
(ORDO NEWS) — The Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands in the vicinity of the Aleutian Depression. The archipelago has become the focus of research by geophysicists from the American Geological Survey. Scientists have come to the conclusion that the Aleutian chain is in fact the remnant of a huge caldera of an ancient supervolcano, which is currently inactive. The John Power Volcano Observatory in Alaska said that…