About the research
About the research
Rocks might look solid from the outside, but did you know that most rocks are full of tiny bubbles filled with gas and fluids that carry a lot of history? “Each rock really has a story to tell about events that occurred on our planet”, according to Brazilian geologist Fernando Araujo (KU Leuven). Listen to his story about fascinating and colorful pegmatite rocks
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