EAS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Core Sample, Fluid Inclusions, Magma Chamber
20 Sep 2016
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One of the most productive lead mines. Very hot, humidity makes it like being in a rain forest. Some are as high as telephone poles and 100x as heavy. 100% humidity kills the crystals are very hot to touch and can break off cells and organs can fail because heat is trapped in the body. 5 mins is the safe amount of time. Scientists all looking for something different one looking to connect it with life on mars one looking for new lifeform one looking for how old it is and when some crystals broke off and why they broke off. Crystals made from gypsum but these crystals have grown 5x larger than previously discovered gypsum takes a very long time to grow and needs to specific things: submersion in water and heat in excess of 50 degrees c. Magma chamber 2 and a half km down warms the water in the mountain.
