The Akjilga (Акджилга) mining area in Tajikistan sits in the central part of the Pamir syntaxis in the western part of the Indo–Eurasia collisional orogenic belt. Recently, the mineralization ...

Everywhere you look on Santorini, you're reminded that you're on a volcano. The lunar landscapes, the black and red beaches, the pebbles made of solidified lava. The Greek island's transfixing beauty ...

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The Pamir orogen was formed by the subducted accretion and amalgamation of Cimmerian terranes from the northern margin of Gondwana with the southern margin of Eurasia. The Mesozoic magmatic rocks are ...

I received an e-mail from a reader asking my opinion about a rock they found and, as in previous occasions (e.g., here and here), I figured it would make a good Geopuzzle. I also recommend checking ...

Haven't done one of these in a while. This could be easy, might be difficult ... I'm not sure -- simply comment below explaining this photograph. If you happened to be there with me you are not ...