“Unveiled Secrets: How Tasmania is Hiding a Stunning Piece of the Grand Canyon’s Mystique!”
Have you ever wondered how a rock in Tasmania can have a sibling staring down from the depths of the Grand Canyon? Strange as it sounds, recent discoveries have revealed that these two geographical giants were once part of an ancient supercontinent called Rodinia, linked together millions of years ago. That’s right! Geologists in Tasmania were thrilled to stumble upon rocks with a geochemical makeup that mirrors those found in Arizona’s iconic canyon. This astonishing find opens a window into Earth’s prehistoric past, allowing scientists to piece together a jigsaw puzzle of tectonic movement and continental drift. So grab your metaphorical hiking boots, as we take a fascinating journey through time to understand how Tasmania and the Grand Canyon share a deeper connection than we ever imagined. Curious to dig into the details? LEARN MORE.
“It’s really a good link and tie that allows us to build full plate models of the ancient Earth.”
Wikimedia CommonsThe Grand Canyon.
Geologists in Tasmania — an island off the coast of Australia — were stunned to discover rocks that contained a geochemical make-up identical to those rock layers in the Grand Canyon.
Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne published their findings in Geology in which they concluded that at one point, the island of Tasmania was connected to the Western United States.
The study’s abstract reads:
“We propose correlation of the Unkar Group (Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA) with the upper Rocky Cape Group (Tasmania, southeast Australia) based on their similar stratigraphy… depositional age, and… isotope composition. This correlation places Tasmania adjacent to southwest Laurentia in the late Mesoproterozoic, which supports a new paleogeographic model for Rodinia.”
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