Skaergaard trough layers
Skaergaard is famous for the ‘layered’ appearance of the rocks. The layers formed when hot liquid magma inside the earth cooled and crystallized. By studying the layers, we will gain a better understanding of how volcanoes are connected to Earth’s interior, and how deposits of useful metals are formed.
Taken on 11
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2017
Submitted on 15 Feb 2018
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- North America (726)
- Northern America (568)
- Greenland (66)
- Exact location (-31.6695 W, 68.1664 N)
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greenland, fieldwork, petrology, sedimentary rocks, magma
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Credit: Gautier Nicoli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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