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On a Remote Island, a Lost Part of the World Is Found

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Date: 2019-02-12 17:16:42
Blog: State of the Planet
URL: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/02/12/lost-continent/

Summary:

On a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean lies a geologic enigma—a mass of pure white quartzite sandstone apparently formed on a faraway continent long ago. How did it get there?

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