Fossil supervolcano in Italian Alps may answer deep mysteries around active supervolcanoes | #Geology #GeologyPage Theres nothing subtle about the story told by the rocks in northern Italys Sesia Valley. Evidence of ancient volcanic activity is all around, says geologist and volcanologist James Quick, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. But the full story is much less obvious, Quick notes. Quick led an international team that in 2009 announced they had discovered a 282-million-year-old fossil supervolcano in Sesia Valley. The find was the result of nearly two decades of geological research in the valley and its surrounding mountains. Read more : geologypage/2014/12/fossil-supervolcano-in-italian-alps-may.html Geology Page geologypage
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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