Precambrian Gallery

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Helium Ballooning out of Yellowstone! Helium may be the second most abundant element in the universe
Dales Gorge FormationThese redbeds are found in Western Australia near the northwestern corner of th
Harpers Ferry and the 1859 raidOn this date, October 16th, 1859, the city and river crossing feature
KinneyiaThis is a particularly neat and common variety of trace fossil, thought to be a common remna
The Mystery of the Midcontinental Rift1.1 billion years ago, a rift opened under what is now Lake Su
The oldest large scale complex fossils?These unremarkable looking patterns preserved as thin films o
The shell was a groundbreaking biological invention, acting both as a support and as protection from
Ediacaran fossilsThe biggest division in the geologic record of Earth is between the Precambrian and
Did land life emerge earlier than thought?Science thrives on passionate debates, and the Earth scien
Narcea geological formation, Cangas del Narcea, Asturias (Spain)
Sea of clouds beneath HuangShanMount Huang or Huangshan is an 1800 meter peak found in China’s Anhui
powerfrog:Share if you long for the good old days…
Geologic ClockIt really is hard to fathom the scale of geologic time. The recent TV series “Cosmos”
EARLY EARTH MAY HAVE BEEN KEPT WARM BY HYDROGEN-NITROGEN COLLISIONSMany theories have been explored
SongshanThese incredible rocks make up what is known as Shuce Cliff, one small part of the Songshan
How do we see if the pieces fit?This is a core of sediment taken from the northeastern portion of Au
taraelizabethsobsessions:I got to see this gorgeous banded iron formation again
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First manganese, then the world!The rocks you see here being sampled by Caltech grad student Jena Jo
Mount WoodringResembling a human profile staring enigmatically up into the sky, this peak in the Gra
Hallelujah, it’s rainin’ chert!This layer is one of the most common rock types found in
Folded and warpedThese sedimentary rocks in the southern Australian outback date from the latest Pre
Deformed DikesI have a long-running hypothesis that I’ve spoken of here before, and that is th
Watson LakeThis is a sunset in part of the Colorado Plateau known as the Granite Dells. Watson Lake
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