{"id":304,"date":"2019-08-08T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T06:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/?p=304"},"modified":"2019-08-08T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:04:48","slug":"if-you-search-deep-enough-you-can-find-rare-exotic-treasures-by-fabio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures by Fabio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To begin with, here is a little update on our activities: the core complex, a tectonically exposed structure consisting of mantle rocks, is now at the center of our studies. The latest Nautile dives were designed to study the tectonic structures that characterize the core complex. These are extensive and profound extensional faults that our fellow scientists have been able to navigate up and down and within with the Nautile!<\/p>\n<p>The Romanche never ceases to surprise us!<br \/>\nThe 15 dives carried out so far have allowed us to collect nearly 250 rock samples between peridotites, basalts and gabbros, more or less fresh and deformed.<br \/>\nEach dive, however, always brings up a sample that, due to its beauty, particularity or uniqueness, tends to stand out more than the others.<br \/>\nThis short blogpost is dedicated therefore to Romanche&#8217;s &#8220;exotic rocks&#8221;, to share with you some of the wonders that the ocean floor world can offer:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305\" class=\"wp-image-305\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(A) Peridotite covered on one side by a fibrous serpentine (chrysotile); associated with faults, the fibers grow in fractures during their opening.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_306\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-306\" class=\"wp-image-306\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"287\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(B) Stone completely composed of green fibrous actinolite-tremolite.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_307\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"wp-image-307\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(C) Massive serpentine rock with white layer of clay minerals.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_308\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308\" class=\"wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(D) Strongly serpentinized rock (blue\/black) with clay minerals (white) such as chlorite and talc.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_309\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/E.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(E) Strongly altered peridotite crossed by serpentine veins (dark green) and big fractures filled by clay minerals (gray\/white) such as chlorite and talc.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_310\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/F.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(F) Possible silica listvenite, result of alteration processes at low temperature; the rock is crossed by \u201ctiger eye\u201d banded veins made of fibrous quartz.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_311\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-image-311\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/G.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(G) Lobate basaltic crust with beautiful glass drips and turtle-shell texture on the upper portion; this crust was a portion of the magma conduit subsequently emptied and forming drips of magma on the internal part.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_312\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312\" class=\"wp-image-312\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/H.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(H) Tubolar pillow basalt with 3cm of fresh glass.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_313\" style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313\" class=\"wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/I.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"289\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(I) Dunite with patches of gabbroic material.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/5000undersea.unimore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5651.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To begin with, here is a little update on our activities: the core complex, a tectonically exposed structure consisting of mantle rocks, is now at the center of our studies. The latest Nautile dives were designed to study the tectonic structures that characterize the core complex. 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