So called "rocks" have been discovered by scientists along Hawaii's shorelines.
Plastiglomerates (one form of the "rocks") are from plastic ocean waste, organic materials
and sediment.
Nastiness.
But on the bright side, maybe they could be corralled into breakwaters to hold back the rising tide?
Via Inhabitat.
http://inhabitat.com...d-ocean-debris/
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& you thought only nature made rocks? Think again.
Started by Shortpoet-GTD, Jun 13 2014 05:38 AM
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Posted 13 June 2014 - 05:38 AM
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Posted 18 June 2014 - 06:15 AM
Shortpoet-GTD, on 13 June 2014 - 05:38 AM, said:
I followed your link back, came to a slightly tongue-in cheek, but still serious, journal article here: http://www.geosociet...5173-24-6-4.htm Interesting stuff. A marker for far-future geologists maybe, marking the Anthropocene epoch.
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