Opalization of the Central Australian Great Artesian Basin: An Australian Story with A Martian Twist

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by Patrice Rey · 2013

A geological paper proposing that Australian opal formed through intense acidic weathering during the drying of the Central Australian landscape, with comparisons to Martian geology.

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Opals reveal Earth’s weathering, microbes and deep time
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1 episode featuring Opalization of the Central Australian Great Artesian Basin: An Australian Story with A Martian Twist

Opals reveal Earth’s weathering, microbes and deep time