Geology Picture of the Long Week, June 20-27, 2010: Microbialites in Pavilion Lake, BC

Space.com ^ | June 24, 2010 | NASA

[cogitator]

NASA is funding a group of scientists to investigate the strange structures called "microbialites" on the bottom of Pavilion Lake, British Columbia. Read the article at the link. Weirdly, while they think that they are bio-geological formations like stromatolites, they might not be.

Here's are a couple pictures of them.

Here's what the lake looks like; somewhat akin to a fjord.

Link to the project Web site: Pavilion Lake Research Project

[cogitator]

Looking at a map, this place looks relatively close to Vancouver; but British Columbia is a big place, it's actually about 180 miles (300 km) from Vancouver.

[cogitator]

** ping **

[tanuki]

Reminds me of manganese nodules.

[UCANSEE2]

Looks like broccoli to me.

[JSDude1]

looks like coral fossils.

[razorback-bert]

Is that the BC lake that is supposed to have a monster in it?

If it is, those could be monster poo.

[Eagles6]

Moose poop.

[2aberro]

Scientist vacation ping.... must be nice,, thanks NASA!