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Dragon's EyeThis photograph captures an incredible geological anomaly found inside an old, abandoned slate mine in Lancashire, England (often referred to by urban explorers and geologists as the "Dragon's Eye Stone Quarry").The image shows two explorers standing on a floor of collapsed shale and slate tiles, looking up at a massive, perfectly spherical, and smooth rock formation embedded into the ceiling. <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/rocks/" rel="tag">#rocks</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a>

A striking photograph taken inside a subterranean stone quarry, looking up at a massive geological formation known as the "Dragon's Eye." The cavern floor is chaotic, cluttered with large, flat, shattered slabs of brown and tan slate and shale rock. Two explorers wearing helmets and headlamps stand among the rubble, their figures providing a dramatic sense of scale.

Looming directly above them in the curved ceiling of the cavern is a massive, perfectly oval and smooth rock depression that resembles a giant reptilian eye. The "iris" of the eye is textured with rich, vibrant streaks of golden-orange and rust-colored mineral deposits. These bright patterns wrap around a massive, smooth, dark grey and black central dome that forms the "pupil" of the eye. The outer edges of the formation are framed by concentric, layered rings of sediment, making it appear as though a colossal creature is peering down through the rock face.

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏖️📉 <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> has lost roughly 60% of its coastal sand dunes since the 1850s, a loss of about 442 km².Researchers used historical <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a>, aerial <a href="/tags/photos/" rel="tag">#photos</a>, and <a href="/tags/lidar/" rel="tag">#lidar</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> tracked by <a href="/tags/machinelearning/" rel="tag">#machinelearning</a> to measure the decline. Most losses came from development, <a href="/tags/erosion/" rel="tag">#erosion</a>, and invasive grasses, but some dunes expanded by 15 km² .👉 <a href="https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/california-coastal-dunes-disappearing/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/california-coastal-dunes-disappearing/">https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/california-coastal-dunes-disappearing/</a><a href="/tags/coast/" rel="tag">#coast</a> <a href="/tags/pacific/" rel="tag">#pacific</a> <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#ocean</a> <a href="/tags/dunes/" rel="tag">#dunes</a> <a href="/tags/sanddunes/" rel="tag">#sanddunes</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#conservation</a> <a href="/tags/habitats/" rel="tag">#habitats</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/storms/" rel="tag">#storms</a> <a href="/tags/restoration/" rel="tag">#restoration</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a>

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Starter packs for geosciences, astronomy and physics (partly Germany-centric):Earth and Geoscience: <a href="https://fedidevs.com/s/OTk1/" rel="nofollow">https://fedidevs.com/s/OTk1/</a> by <a href="https://reporter.social/@pikarl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pikarl</a> Astronomy and Space: <a href="https://fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/" rel="nofollow">https://fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/</a>Physics: <a href="https://fedidevs.com/s/ODg2/" rel="nofollow">https://fedidevs.com/s/ODg2/</a> As I find I am running into limits with pinned posts, I've decided to consolidate three starter packs I like to recommend into this one single post. Enjoy!<a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/starterpacks/" rel="tag">#StarterPacks</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#Physics</a> <a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#Astrodon</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#Astrophysics</a> <a href="/tags/geosciences/" rel="tag">#Geosciences</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a> <a href="/tags/earthsciences/" rel="tag">#EarthSciences</a> <a href="/tags/planetaryscience/" rel="tag">#PlanetaryScience</a>

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There’s a river of molten rock flowing 1,400 miles below the Pacific Ocean in the Earth’s outer core, which is an important part of the planet’s magnetic field. Should we be concerned the river just changed directions? Read more from <a href="https://flipboard.com/@sciencefocus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sciencefocus</a>:<a href="https://flip.it/VqIZZd" rel="nofollow">https://flip.it/VqIZZd</a><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/earth/" rel="tag">#Earth</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a>

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James Hutton (1726–1797), father of modern geology, was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 14 June (NS; 3 June OS). One of the first European proponents of “deep time”, the conclusion of his 1788 paper “Theory of the Earth” has been called one of the most lyrical sentences in all of science:The result, therefore, of our present enquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,—no prospect of an end.1/3<a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/2808" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/2808">https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/2808</a><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/enlightenment/" rel="tag">#Enlightenment</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/deeptime/" rel="tag">#DeepTime</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a>

A portrait of James Hutton, painted by Sir Henry Raeburn. Oil on canvas, c. 1776. Hutton – a slim, middle-aged man, clean-shaven and with a receding hairline – sits in a plain wooden chair. His left leg is crossed over his right knee, and his hands are interlaced on his lap. He wears a brown eighteenth-century suit, with knee breeches. To his left is a table covered by a green cloth; on the table are piles of papers and a collection of rocks and fossils

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Study Suggests Mount Etna May Have Formed Through a Rare Magma Transport Mechanism📰 Original title: Europe's most active volcano may have a secret origin🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅ 👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary <a href="https://en.killbait.com/study-suggests-mount-etna-may-have-formed-through-a-rare-magma-transport-mechanism.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.killbait.com/study-suggests-mount-etna-may-have-formed-through-a-rare-magma-transport-mechanism.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world">https://en.killbait.com/study-suggests-mount-etna-may-have-formed-through-a-rare-magma-transport-mechanism.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world</a><a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a> <a href="/tags/mountetna/" rel="tag">#mountetna</a> <a href="/tags/volcanology/" rel="tag">#volcanology</a> <a href="/tags/tectonicplates/" rel="tag">#tectonicplates</a>

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This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: - I found a much reduced copy of Contesting Earth's History in Transatlantic Literary Culture, 1860–1935: Believers and Visionaries on the Borderlines of <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a> and <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a>, published by Oxford University Press - I was so taken with Guillermo del Toro's visual take on <a href="/tags/frankenstein/" rel="tag">#Frankenstein</a>, I bought the book on the making of the movie by Sheila O'Malley, published by Titan Books. - I found a second-hand copy of The Spirit of System: <a href="/tags/lamarck/" rel="tag">#Lamarck</a> and <a href="/tags/evolutionarybiology/" rel="tag">#EvolutionaryBiology</a>, published by Harvard University Press, which should come in handy for a future review on Lamarck. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books and part of the beech-coloured laminate floor.

On the left, Contesting Earth's History in Transatlantic Literary Culture, 1860–1935, showing a colourful hardback with colour illustrations of prehistoric and current animals, following the traditional scala naturae order of placing the less developed animals at the bottom and two naked humans at the top.

In the middle, Frankenstein, showing a large bordeaux-red hardback with a colour photo of Frankenstein's monster, looking back at the viewer over its shoulder, its mouth covered by the collar of a fur coat

On the right, The Spirit of System, showing a light-blue hardback with a monochrome dark-red drawing of a large wading bird, possibly a heron.

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Looking remarkably like you need a set of torx screwdrivers are these fossilized crinoids, brachiopods, and bryozoans. Do zoom in btw! 🔍Body parts of ancient marine creatures that lay scattered here on an ocean floor over 300 million years ago. County Donegal, Ireland.📷 by Cormac MacFhionnlaoich, a hiking guide <a href="/tags/ie/" rel="tag">#IE</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#Photo</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#geology</a>

A rock encrusted with tiny fossils some remarkably like specialized electronics screws that have been screwed into the rock.

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