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Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-rio-grande-giant-mineral-rich.htmlRed clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the #RioGrandeRise during the #Eocene volcanic episode https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46273-y
"#RioGrande Rise, a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of #seamounts now #submerged in the South #Atlantic #Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of #Brazil, was once a giant tropical island, rich in #minerals and covered with vegetation."