In Geology ✔️ Mineralogy - Botany #LavaTreeMolds #Geology #VolcanicProcesses #LandscapeEvolution 🟥 "Earth, Unfiltered" unusual geologic behavior ❤️ 🔁 Lava Tree Molds are hollow, cylindrical cavities formed when molten lava flows around a tree, cools, and hardens, preserving the tree's shape after it burns away. ▶️ Geologists study them to understand volcanic processes, lava flow behavior, and past environmental conditions, as they provide insights into eruption dynamics and local ecosystems at the time of formation. 🎞️ Lava Cast Forest! 6,000 yr old tree molds! youtube.com/shorts/nSFps0I5H… 🎞️ Lava Tree Mold youtube.com/shorts/fBma_KwKW…

In Geology ✔️ Mineralogy - Botany #PillowLava #Geology #BasalticLava #VolcanicProcesses 🟥 "Earth, Unfiltered" unusual geologic behavior. 🔁 Pillow Lava Formation (bulbous lava blobs) are rounded, pillow-shaped structures formed when molten lava erupts or flows into water, rapidly cooling and solidifying into a crust while the interior remains molten, creating stacked or overlapping lobes. They are typically basaltic and common in underwater volcanic settings like mid-ocean ridges. ▶️ Geologists pillow lava formations to understand volcanic processes, ancient ocean environments, and tectonic activity, as they form when lava erupts underwater, providing clues about Earth's geological history and past oceanic conditions. 🎞️ Underwater Volcano Eruption & Pillow Lava youtube.com/shorts/uL32izV-P… 🎞️ Pillow lavas - which way-up? youtube.com/shorts/MGWZ7erlk…

Fast and localized #temperature measurements during earthquakes or #volcanicprocesses phys.org/news/2021-10-fast-l…

Some crazy forms from flood #basalts here in Washington. You can find #basaltcolumns for miles! #geology #volcanicprocesses