igneous
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Heavy rare earths are formed over millions of years, as rainfall weathers igneous rocks, breaking them down and leaving elements concentrated near the surface.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
"Our capability to infer that the maturation stages were somehow influenced by igneous intrusions based on a small sample size is really exciting!"
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
Now if you were awake in high school science class, you’re thinking, igneous rock: volcanic lava.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
Zalasiewicz points out that some rocks originate as liquid, as when lava cools and solidifies into igneous rocks; these rocks form quickly.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2024
The Pliocene is of marine origin, and rests unconformably upon all the older beds, including the Post-oligocene igneous rocks, thus proving that the final folding and the last volcanic outbursts were approximately of Miocene age.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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