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On a sunny day (Sat, 19 Jun 2004 04:04:03 -0400) it happened "jonathan"
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"Jo Schaper" wrote in message
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Peter Fairbrother wrote:
jonathan wrote:


So Nature is saying ...from the rocks....comes soil.

Gee...all this time I grew up believing that soil forms into rocks~


It does.

They results are usually called sedimentary rocks.



Only one problem with the 'revelation' the Earth has blueberries like
Mars....OLD NEWS...and last I saw Utah it is covered with those
sedimentary rocks, not a whole lot of volcanism. I heard the
'concretion' story on the radio, too, and they made a big deal like
someone had just discovered concretions for the first time.

I am still bemused by scientists and reporters being utterly amazed that
geological principles work the same throughout the universe and the
concept that water is not unique to earth. Perhaps because of early
interest in astronomy, off-earth water is a ho-hum to me.



On NRP, the discussion of that Nature article finished with the
talking head saying the following. "Some believe they're
bacterial concretions, but it's far too early to say that, as of
yet".

What boggles me is the preference of geology for an explanation
over life. The idea that life is something completely separate from
geology seems carved in stone. As if something magical has to
happen to make the transition. That is just not the case, evolution
is a seamless process from geology to life.
Yes, and these earthling 'blueberries' have no roots.
http://ip51cf87c4.direct-adsl.nl/panteltje/
In this pic, on my homepage, at about 2 oclock from the right bottom
mushroom, you can see the remains of the roots where one was attached.
Typical star form.
hehehe

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