In the article "Plasticine" mountain El Fuerte in Bolivia, I put forward a version that such stone masses on the mountain are formed by outlets of water and mud streams. But the water from the massif continued to run on the residual principle. Its outcropping stopped quite recently, after the fossilization of this mineral tuff. I have developed such an alternative representation of many stone objects for a long time. I just find every time more and more confirmation of my hypothesis.
I suggest looking at an interesting example from Australia that confirms my reasoning.
There is a small stone exit in the middle of the flat terrain. The location is unknown. The English-speaking author did not indicate exactly where it is in Australia.
Some smudges are visible on the stone. Either water erosion, or … the outflow of something liquid from these stone masses. Or maybe the stones themselves were formed as in the example of Mount El Fuerte in Bolivia - as outcrops of cold fluidolites (in geological terminology). With this in mind, I propose to look at other angles of this place.
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There is a hole at the top of the stone. Most likely this is a former spring, water outlet at the final stage of the massif formation.
And from this place, water oozed through the structure of the uncured rock. Only after the final petrification did it stop coming out.
The rock has a layered structure.
By the way, the so-called "bowls" on the tops of granite and syenite outliers may have a similar origin:
At one time, water came out of these rocks, leaving a hole. And then the accumulating freezing water from the sediments gradually destroyed the rock, turning a large "bowl".
There is one more observation about these "bowls". In them, even in the hottest weather, water does not dry out. It is not excluded that water continues to flow through pipes, channels from the bowels and fill the "bowls".
Move on. In support of this version, I will cite a well-known fact about Mount Uluru, also in Australia:
The granite mass in the middle of a flat area looks strange. The flowing water from the top looks even stranger. Water does not drain after rains. What rains in the desert! And this is hardly water from condensation of water from the air. So many would not have formed. According to my version, this granite rock also formed as outcrops of mud masses of a certain composition. And now water is a residual phenomenon. I have never seen explanations and answers to the question: what is the mechanism of the appearance of water on the tops of these mountains. Basic version: condensate. Imagine: condensate turning into waterfalls!
By the way, there is not a single active volcano in Australia. A geologically inactive continent? Now yes. But in the past, apparently, a lot of water came out. Like in the Sahara, the water currents have probably turned the continent into a desert.
The Uluru rock is not the only formation. Nearby is the Kata Tjuta stone massif:
Traces of water flowing from their tops are also visible on these rocks. They even washed furrows in the stone. I believe that the mechanism of formation of these massifs is the same as that of the Siberian Krasnoyarsk pillars. Here and there, these are not igneous rocks, but the outcrops of cold fluidolites. I agree with Vernadsky's hypothesis that granite is not of magmatic origin.
Where does so much water come from? Earlier, I cited links to research and news that the earth's crust contains underground oceans of water and rocks that bind water within themselves. Recently I got some interesting information about the silane oil hypothesis. When it is oxidized with oxygen (burning inside the bowels and on the surface during the formation of faults), water and silicon dioxide, sand are formed. Plus high fever. And from this overheated broth, rocks and minerals are already formed. In times of disaster, all this can come to the surface. And then we see the formation of such geological objects. We will talk about this hypothesis in another article, do not miss it. This will be a very important hypothesis on the way to understanding geological processes.
Unfortunately, geology ignores alternative hypotheses of the origin of such objects and their rocks. Nobody will cross out candidate and doctoral theses. Losing authority is a blow to your career and earnings, probably. But I know that many people read my articles on this topic. Maybe someday something will move, tk. further and further I get only confirmation of my hypothesis, and not contradictions …
Author: sibved