ancient china volcanic chain discovery - SMARTPHONE
A recent study published in Geology has uncovered a vast chain of fossilized volcanoes buried beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China, a find that could reshape how scientists understand Earth’s ... MSN: Scientists Just Found a 400-Mile-Long Chain of Fossilized Volcanoes Hidden Right Under the Surface of China Amassive chain of extinct volcanoes has been discovered deep below southern China, revealing a hidden piece of Earth’s geological history. This arc of fossilized volcanoes, more than 400 miles long, ...
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Scientists Just Found a 400-Mile-Long Chain of Fossilized Volcanoes Hidden Right Under the Surface of China Deep beneath central China, geologists have mapped a 400 mile long arc of extinct volcanoes that no longer pierce the surface but still shape the continent from below. The fossil chain, preserved ... Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ...