In 2021, a group of local fishermen accidentally discovered a mysterious basalt slab embedded in the mud of Lake Bashplemi in Georgia, as reported by HeritageDaily. The slab, measuring 24.1 by 20.1 ...

Experimental data combined with numerical calculations suggest that fast subducting slabs are cold enough to carry into the deep mantle a significant portion of the water in antigorite, which ...

A new study finds that ancient hominins nearly 800,000 years ago deliberately selected specific basalt sources for different stages of tool production rather than simply using whatever stone was ...