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Mineral from wet, hot volcano lava found on Mars, baffling scientists

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/tridymite-mars-1.3634519

More spookyness from Mars baffles the scientists. They found Tridymite, which is a silica-based mineral that only occurs in super hot temperatures. They occur on earth near volcano sites after eruptions.
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>>8145320
>Tridymite, which is a silica-based mineral
>silica-based mineral
it's literally just silica.
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>>8145346
>it's literally just silica
... formed in high-temperature environment.
Lrn2geology fgt pls
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>>8145346
Which tell us that is very likely that there were also volcanoes on Mars.
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>>8145392
most planets have/have had volcanoes. Especially the rocky ones.
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>>8145384
>today we found a cake-based material
>called "strawberry shortcake"

... formed in high-temperature environment.
Lrn2/ck/ fgt pls
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>>8145392
Oh, I can't wait until scientists first discover, "Olympus Mons" on Mars. It will floor the scientific community.
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>>8145595
shut up bitchboy. thats what nasa said
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>>8145615
Is everyone on /sci/ a complete moron when it comes to similes and logic?
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>>8145320
AYYS CONFIRMED!
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>>8145595
it is not as redundant as you think it is
not everybody knows what tridymite is
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>>8145320
>quartz found on mars

wow i'm so shoked right now brb masturbating due to excitement.
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>>8145392
>Which tell us that is very likely that there were also volcanoes on Mars.
>is very likely that there were also volcanoes on Mars.
>volcanoes on Mars

I wonder....
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What?!? And here I thought Mars was a planet of uniform, endless rocky wasteland with no history. To think there was such a rare and mythical thing like "geological activity"... what a marvelous discovery! Quick! Call the yellow press!
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ITT: people too retarded to understand, why this is interesting
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