Geology linked but with hiatus - is this gEUlogy?How and why are there phosphate layers and pebbles in the limestone layers of the limestone island of Malta? Are they there as layers are used in capacitors and other electrical devices?
The phosphate-rich beds are associated with hiatuses and phases of important condensation which, for the oldest phosphogenic period, envelop the time period of 23·2 to 22 Ma for the Fomm Ir Rhi Bay section (Malta) and from 19·1 to 16·3 Ma for the sections of Sampieri and Modica (Sicily).
quote from below extract - "Stratigraphy and sedimentology of phosphate-rich sediments in Malta and south-eastern Sicily (latest Oligocene to early Late Miocene)"
The amazing area of Fomm Ir-Rih Bay in Malta is the biggest visual clue to Electric Universe geology (gEUlogy) in Malta. You have the massive syncline, the Great Fault line starts or ends here, the huge curving cliffs (Irdum), a possible rim shot crater going into the Irdum, a Devils Slide, stone beach, Qolla Icke, cart ruts going off the cliff edge (missing cliff) and also the outdoor stalagmites or mineral deposits (might be recent EU activity though).
Malta and South East Sicily have been linked due to their phosphate-rich beds but also that phosphogenesis occured outside of the Mediterranean. Does this show that the same forces or process occured on a global scale or are they just local events?
The correspondence in timing of the Maltese-Sicilian phases of phosphogenesis with major phases of phosphogenesis outside the Mediterranean realm...
quote from below extract - "Stratigraphy and sedimentology of phosphate-rich sediments in Malta and south-eastern Sicily (latest Oligocene to early Late Miocene)"
The Phosphoria Rock Complex (Phosphoria, Park City, and Goose Egg formations) is a succession of phosphorite-siltstone-chert-carbonate-evaporite lithologies deposited on the western margin of North America...
The Phosphoria Rock Complex is composed of two distinct intervals of organic matter- and phosphate-rich rocks (the Meade Peak and Retort members) that represent periods of oceanic upwelling.
The abundance of siltstone facies in the Retort suggest that iron supplied by eolian input played a major role in the preservation of sulfide, and iron fertilization may have been a factor in contributing to overall productivity and phosphogenesis. These data provide evidence that phosphogenesis in the marginal, epicontinental Phosphoria Sea occurred under paleoceanographic conditions not seen in any modern phosphogenic system and further suggests that a simple actualistic interpretation of the Phosphoria system is not valid.
PHOSPHOGENESIS UNDER EXTREME PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS: CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM THE LATE PERMIAN RETORT MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, WESTERN USA - gsa.confex .com
"PHOSPHOGENESIS UNDER EXTREME PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS" may be an indicator of EU activity, perhaps these things happened much quicker than they believe.
If the same Electric Universe Events happened around the world and similar forces were acted upon the earth then the results would vary depending on the conditions found locally. The chemical compositon of the material, if there are seas or lakes, what the physical electrical nature of the ground is (conductive, resistant, Telluric Currents etc).
The reason you get similar looking geology around the world is not due to Geology. Its amazing how the land was meant to be created so different in each area, the weather conditions over billions of years are totally different in each area yet they look similar. What are the odds?
The fact that you get variations of gemstones, minerals and metals with slightly different composition but similar is again not due to the long shot of Geology with its pressure, heat and they finally end up near the surface. They were created where they are found.
So are there local variations of the same geological archetype that show EU formation? Not just minerals but also soils, clays and rocks but with some slight variation due to local presence or lack of something(s).
Malta is a limestone island yet it has layers of Blue Clay, phosphate, quartz, sandstone and iron. So can variations of the phosphate or Blue Clay be found elsewhere? In the quote above about "The Phosphoria Rock Complex" it mentions lots of layers but also siltstone. This seems to be a geological variation of Blue Clay or the other way round.
Siltstone is made of sediment that is between sand and clay in the Wentworth grade scale; it's finer grained than sandstone but coarser than shale.
Silt is a size term used for material that's smaller than sand (generally 0.1 millimeter) but larger than clay (around 0.004 mm). The silt in this siltstone is unusually pure, containing very little sand or clay. The absence of clay matrix makes siltstone soft and crumbly, even though this specimen is many millions of years old. Siltstone is defined as having twice as much silt as clay.
The field test for siltstone is that you can't see the individual grains, but you can feel them. Many geologists rub their teeth against the stone to detect the fine grit of silt. Siltstone is much less common than sandstone or shale.
Siltstone usually forms offshore, in quieter environments than the places that make sandstone. Yet there are still currents that carry off the finest clay-size particles. This rock is laminated. It's tempting to suppose that the fine lamination represents daily tidal surges. If so, this stone might represent about a year of accumulation.
Like sandstone, siltstone changes under heat and pressure into the metamorphic rocks gneiss or schist.
Siltstone - geology.about .com
Minerals can be changed to other types through heat and pressure. It is just an opinion as to how those forces were applied. Electromagnetic fields do change the physical structure of stuff and also can apply immense pressure, heat and energy. Vast electric currents flow through the Earth, they are called
Telluric Currents. If you had a surge in power produced or flowing through the Earth then this could produce enough current to produce large electromagnetic fields.
ABSTRACT
The Maltese archipelago and south-eastern Sicily include an Uppermost Oligocene to Upper Miocene hemipelagic sedimentary succession representing the Malta-Hyblean plateau, which limits the eastern Mediterranean to the west. This succession hosts a unique and well-exposed series of condensed and allochthonous phosphate-rich beds, which were formed in a sedimentary regime of erosion, sediment reworking and frequent gravity-flow deposition. The combination of nannofossil biostratigraphy and 87Sr/86Sr isotope stratigraphy allows for the precise attribution of ages to the phosphate deposits and for the distinction of three periods of major phosphogenesis. The first phase occurred between 24·5 and 21 Ma and 25 and 18·9 Ma (clustering of ages between 25 and 22·5 Ma) on Malta and Sicily, respectively. The second and third phases of phosphogenesis are documented from the Maltese Islands and are dated as 17·2 to 13·1 Ma and 10·9 to 9·8 Ma, respectively. The phosphate-rich beds are associated with hiatuses and phases of important condensation which, for the oldest phosphogenic period, envelop the time period of 23·2 to 22 Ma for the Fomm Ir Rhi Bay section (Malta) and from 19·1 to 16·3 Ma for the sections of Sampieri and Modica (Sicily). For the second phase of phosphogenesis on the Maltese Islands, a consistent hiatus was found which embraces the time period of approximately 17 to 15 Ma. Also the third phase of phosphogenesis appears to be associated with a major hiatus, which probably envelops the time period between 12·5 and 10·9 Ma, but a better age control is needed here.
The correspondence in timing of the Maltese-Sicilian phases of phosphogenesis with major phases of phosphogenesis outside the Mediterranean realm, to maxima in oceanic phosphorus-burial rates and maxima in the ?13C benthic foraminiferal record suggests that the palaeoceanographic evolution of the eastern Mediterranean was well in phase with that of other ocean basins until at least the early Late Miocene, despite its increasing isolation due to the gradual closure of the Eurasian-Arabian Strait and progressive sea-level fall.
KEYWORDS
Eastern Mediterranean • latest Oligocene • Malta • Miocene • phosphate-rich sediments • phosphogenesis • Sicily
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of phosphate-rich sediments in Malta and south-eastern Sicily (latest Oligocene to early Late Miocene) - interscience.wiley .com
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