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Plastistone is the umbrella term for rocks that have fused with plastic. At the end of 2023 there were numerous sightings of green-colored plastic seemingly melted to rocks.[1] It forms from plastic that floats through the ocean and melts to the rocks over time.[2] So far, the stone has appeared on 5 continents.[3][4] It was seen in March 2023 on the Brazilian remote island of Trindade[5][6] and was seen in Hawaii a decade before.[7]
Further reading
[edit]- Wang, Liuwei; Hou, Deyi (2023-12-01). "Plastistone: An emerging type of sedimentary rock". Earth-Science Reviews. 247 104620. Bibcode:2023ESRv..24704620W. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104620. ISSN 0012-8252. S2CID 265021913.
References
[edit]- ↑ Reporter, Jess Thomson Science (2023-12-17). "Bizarre plastic rocks now found across five continents". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ Santos, Fernanda Avelar; Diório, Giovana Rebelo; Guedes, Carlos Conforti Ferreira; Fernandino, Gerson; Giannini, Paulo C. F.; Angulo, Rodolfo José; de Souza, Maria Cristina; César-Oliveira, Maria Aparecida Ferreira; dos Santos Oliveira, Angelo Roberto (2022-09-01). "Plastic debris forms: Rock analogues emerging from marine pollution". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 182 114031. Bibcode:2022MarPB.18214031S. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114031. ISSN 0025-326X. PMID 35969903. S2CID 251542186.
- ↑ "A Strange Plastic Rock Has Ominously Invaded 5 Continents". Popular Mechanics. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ Dua, Shubhangi (2023-12-19). "Study: Unconventional sedimentary rocks spotted across five continents". interestingengineering.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ Snider, Mike. "'Terrifying' plastic rock finding: Pollution is embedded in this Brazilian island's geology". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ Gewin, Virginia (2023-07-31). "Plastic rocks are threatening wildlife on Brazil's easternmost island — I'm studying how". Nature. 620 (7972): 238. Bibcode:2023Natur.620..238G. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02448-1. PMID 37524921. S2CID 260321672.
- ↑ Andrei, Mihai (2023-12-21). "Geologists say plastic rocks are now a thing". ZME Science. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
External links
[edit]- Breaking Through News (2024-02-10). Plastistone: The Unsettling Merge of Nature and Human Waste. Retrieved 2024-11-24 – via YouTube.
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