In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the guys talk about the discovery of a new mineral in a volcanic setting, erosion and uplift in the Alps, and how the early continents formed.

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Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses
Video of Arecibo collapsing
The Swiss Alps continue to rise: Evidence from cosmic rays show lift outpaces erosion
Continents prone to destruction in their infancy, study finds
Scientists Discover Exotic New Mineral Forged in The Furnace of a Russian Volcano
Men called 'Karens of the hiking world' after removing Utah monolith to protect the land
Hawaii’s Fresh Water Leaks to the Ocean Through Underground Rivers