From petrified forests to a fiery crater burning for 50+ years, these eight geological phenomena reveal Earth's mysterious forces.
Earth is a planet full of mysteries. There are so many strange yet fascinating geological phenomena that just seem impossible to be a reality.
Brinicles form when extremely cold, salty brine from sea ice seeps into the open oceans, creating dense, cold streams that sink. When the streams descend, they freeze the surrounding seawater, forming downward ice formations.It’s challenging capturing brinicles in real-time, which makes the above video showing one reaching the seafloor and devouring nearby sea urchins and starfish rare.
This Blood Falls forms when ancient seawater trapped beneath the glacier flows to the surface. When the iron in this salty water is exposed to oxygen in the air it oxidizes, turning it red — think about how rust forms. Significantly, Blood Falls exemplifies geochemical processes within a glacial environment, highlighting how they can occur beyond just rocks. An image of the ‘petrified forests’ geological phenomenon.
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