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https://www.geologx.com/post/tectonic-plates-north-american-and-eurasian-divergent-meeting

A giants meeting: North American and Eurasian tectonic plates astonishing divergency Interactions of tectonic plates generate various geologic features, from mountain belts to faults. One unique example is represented by Iceland, the only inhabited island in the world where tectonic plates and ocean ridge are visible on land. This makes Ic...

https://www.geologx.com/post/witnesses-from-the-past-the-earth-hairdressed-pyramids-at-ritten

Witnesses from the past: the earth "hairdressed" pyramids at Ritten Columns of rocks - some of them wearing on top boulders likening hats of stone - are cropping out from the forested ravines of Northern Italy. The cone-shaped pillars were formed by the erosion of glacial moraine (here, a clay-like rock) during the last ice age period. Earth pyramids formed from mor...