Study Sheds New Light on Growth of Mysterious Stone Forests | Geology, Geophysics – Sci-News.com

A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a mechanism that may contribute to the formation of sharply pointed rock spires in striking landforms called stone forests.
Stone forest in Yunnan province, China. Image credit: Zhang Yuan.
Stone forests are pointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations worldwide.
They are as majestic as they are mysterious, created by uncertain forces that giv…

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