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Strange mineral never seen before on Earth appears in Florida
Apr 20, 2023 11:41:13 #
Apr 20, 2023 11:43:10 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/strange-mineral-never-seen-before-on-earth-appears-in-florida/ar-AA1a2A2N?
Was it Beskar? Adamantium?
Apr 20, 2023 12:57:18 #
Desert Gecko wrote:
Was it Beskar? Adamantium?
You need to read the article.
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Apr 20, 2023 15:27:59 #
bcheary wrote:
You need to read the article.
That requires the download of an app to read more than the opening paragraph.
No thanks
Apr 20, 2023 15:31:40 #
flip1948 wrote:
That requires the download of an app to read more than the opening paragraph.
No thanks
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Strange, I had no problem . Here is the info from the article.
A lightning bolt struck a tree in the west coast of Florida, creating an unusual phosphorus material that has never been seen on Earth before.
A scientist from the University of South Florida found that the lightning’s impact created the new mineral in a rock.
In a statement, geoscientist Matthew Pasek said the material could be a member of a new mineral group.
“We have never seen this material occur naturally on Earth- minerals similar to it can be found in meteorites and space, but we’ve never seen this exact material anywhere,” according to Pasek.
What is fulgurite?
The new substance was found in a piece of fossilized lightning, also known as fulgurite.
“When lightning strikes a tree, the ground typically explodes out and the surrounding grass dies, forming a scar and sending electric discharge through nearby rock, soil and sand, forming fulgurites,” Pasek said.
The tree that was struck is located in a New Port Richey neighborhood. Homeowners saw that it had been hit by lightning and found the fulgurite. They decided to sell the rock, in hopes that it had financial value. Pasek bought the fossil and teamed up with Luca Bindi, a mineralogy professor at the University of Florence in Italy to study i
Apr 21, 2023 07:05:40 #
bcheary wrote:
Strange, I had no problem . Here is the info from ... (show quote)
I am using an iPad Pro, which is six years old or more and it opened right up for me just fine. The videos are nice.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s very interesting.
Bruce.
Apr 21, 2023 07:17:13 #
Thanks for posting this. (Also had no problem opening the link on an I Pad)
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Apr 21, 2023 08:22:12 #
Apr 21, 2023 08:33:52 #
Was not a lightning strike on earth at the right time / condition that started life on earth . Frankenstein did it again .
Apr 21, 2023 10:20:11 #
BrianFlaherty
Loc: Wilseyville, CA
agillot wrote:
Was not a lightning strike on earth at the right time / condition that started life on earth . Frankenstein did it again .
Yup. . .And, I can still hear Dr FrankenSTEEEEEN calling out: "It's alive! It's alive!" (Thank you, Mel Brooks!)
Apr 21, 2023 10:41:32 #
riderxlx wrote:
I am using an iPad Pro, which is six years old or more and it opened right up for me just fine. The videos are nice.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s very interesting.
Bruce.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s very interesting.
Bruce.
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Apr 21, 2023 10:41:57 #
joehel2 wrote:
Thanks for posting this. (Also had no problem opening the link on an I Pad)
Apr 21, 2023 10:42:21 #
martin muller wrote:
I vote for dead jelly fish / man o war and sand fossilized by the lightning.
Apr 21, 2023 10:42:39 #
agillot wrote:
Was not a lightning strike on earth at the right time / condition that started life on earth . Frankenstein did it again .
Apr 21, 2023 11:49:19 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/strange-mineral-never-seen-before-on-earth-appears-in-florida/ar-AA1a2A2N?
Interesting opening photo in that the highest elevation in Florida is 345 feet above sea level.
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