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How do stone forests get their spikes? New research offers pointed answer – Phys.org

Stone forests—pointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations worldwide—are as majestic as they are mysterious, created by uncertain forces that give them their shape.

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Stone forestspointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations worldwideare as majestic as they are mysterious, created by uncertain forces that give them their shape.
A team of scientists has now shed new light on how these natural structures are created. Its research, reported in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), also offers promise for the manufacturing of sharp-tipped structures…

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