The Geologic Oddity in Australia where the Mantle is Exposed; Macquarie Island

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In a section of Australia, the mantle is being actively exposed on the surface at this very moment. And no, I am not referring to a volcanic eruption. Rather, I am referring to Macquarie island, which hosts a colorful assortment of primarily green minerals which include olivine (whose gem form is known as peridot), serpentine, and zoisite. This video will explain how a piece of the Earth&mantle ended up above sea level. Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers Creative Commons Licenses used for specific content (such as a single image within the video which as a whole does not entirely fall under the same license) or sections of specific content (such as a photo within a table) in this video (not the entire table for this example): Sources: [1] Rosalind M. Coggon, Damon A.H. Teagle, Michelle Harris, Garry J. Davidson, Jeffrey C. Alt, Timothy S. Brewer, Hydrothermal contributions to global biogeochemical cycles: Insights from the Macquarie Island ophiolite, Note: This was used to source the minerals mentioned in the video&description. Creative Commons Image Sources: Penguins: Sepentinite: Dunite: Serpentine w/ chromite: 0:00 Rocks from the Mantle 0:36 Macquarie Island 1:44 A Disclaimer 2:18 Plate Tectonics 2:30 Macquarie Island Hypothesis 4:06 Conclusion

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