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Imaggeo On Monday: Rock flour in suspension in Lake Louise

Imaggeo On Monday: Rock flour in suspension in Lake Louise

The waters of Lake Lousie in the Canadian Rockies are cold and fresh, supplied direct from the glaciers nestled in the mountains, but as the water from the glacier melts it carries with it tiny particles of rock dust that are also transported into the lake. As you can see in this image, the particulate rock matter, held in suspension in the lake, creates this beautiful pale turquoise colour, that ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Hidden treasures into the earth

Imaggeo On Monday: Hidden treasures into the earth

Since the Iron age, the Apennine Ligurian mountains were exploited by several mines of manganese, flint and copper. All of them are now abandoned and preserve an amazing environment. They are saving archeological mining heritage and concealing deepest earth ‘s secrets. Photo by Matteo Del Soldato, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences imag ...[Read More]