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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMillions of years ago, hot water was trapped inside this crystal, as it cooled it contracted forming
Millions of years ago, hot water was trapped inside this crystal, as it cooled it contracted forming that vapour bubble you see moving around within the liquid
If reheated till the bubble absorbed, you get the temperature in which the crystal formed 1/
That water in this fluid inclusion is the exact water in which the crystal formed. A time capsule
If reheated till the bubble absorbed, you get the temperature in which the crystal formed 1/
That water in this fluid inclusion is the exact water in which the crystal formed. A time capsule
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Millions of years ago, hot water was trapped inside this crystal, as it cooled it contracted forming (Original Post)
demmiblue
Oct 2022
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2naSalit
(86,765 posts)1. Amazing!
mitch96
(13,924 posts)2. Way cool. Million year old water...nt
keithbvadu2
(36,876 posts)3. Drink this water? Hope it's ok and find out.
Drink this water?
Hope it's ok and find out.
MiHale
(9,773 posts)4. All the water found on earth has been here for...
Billions of years. Id love to extract some and compare to todays.
https://news.wsu.edu/news/2016/04/13/ask-dr-universe-drink-water-dinosaurs-drank/