CNOOC Limited announced on Friday that the Bozhong 26-6 oilfield development project (phase I) has commenced production. Located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of approximately 20 ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

A new dinosaur species unearthed from the famed Morrison Formation in Colorado has been identified, according to a journal article published last week in London.

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The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt (NGB) in Northern Quebec, Canada, is dominated by mafic and ultramafic rocks metamorphosed to at least upper amphibolite facies. Rare felsic intrusive rocks provide ...

Introduction: This study investigates the petrography and geochemistry of soapstone-bearing dolomite within the Sherwan Formation, Hazara Basin, with a focus on understanding hydrothermal dynamic ...

The world’s largest metamorphic rock oilfield has commenced production. The billion-tonne Phase I project of Bohai 26-6 started production on February 7, according to its developer, China ...

Located in central Bohai Bay, with an average water depth of approximately 20 meters, the project, which is also the world's largest metamorphic buried hill oilfield with cumulative proven oil and ...

The reservoir of the Bozhong 26-6 oilfield is buried in metamorphic rocks beneath the seabed at a depth of over 4,500 meters, and its formation temperature can reach 178 degrees Celsius, making ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why don’t rocks burn? – Luke, age 4, New Market, ...

Metamorphic rock is formed when existing rock is transformed under high heat and pressure, which generally destroys any fossils that were in the rock before it was metamorphosed. For example, marble ...

Unlike an igneous basalt crystallised from lava, or a sedimentary sandstone laid down by water, metamorphic rocks form in one environment, then go on journeys deep in the crust. This makes them the ...