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Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones
Live Science ^
| 11 May 2020
| Laura Geggel
Posted on 05/13/2020 9:37:20 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Tennessee Nana; Paladin2; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; ...
Rome sits on soft, sandy soil that is easily eroded by water and shaken by the vibrations of cars and scooters, The Local reported.
You know, I had a sinkhole and misplaced it somewhere, this must be where it went. Thanks for the pings TN and P2.
The Pantheon was and remains the largest non-reinforced concrete dome in the world.
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05/13/2020 11:00:39 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Romulus
Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from solution in ground and surface waters, or geothermally heated hot-springs.[2][3] Similar (but softer and extremely porous) deposits formed from ambient-temperature water are known as tufa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travertine
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05/13/2020 11:31:55 AM PDT
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rfp1234
(Caveat Emperor)
To: Haiku Guy
Neither of us can get away from Real Life right now.
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05/13/2020 11:58:28 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: BenLurkin
I wonder if it’s near Campi Flegrei.
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05/13/2020 12:21:35 PM PDT
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Trillian
To: Romulus
But surely travertine is a metamorphic rock?Travertine is a variety of Marble, right? And isn't Marble a metamorphosed limestone?
My last geology course was in 1972...
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05/13/2020 4:11:16 PM PDT
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed; rfp1234
My last geology course was in 1972...
And referencing rfp1234, looks like I didn't retain it all.
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05/13/2020 4:17:40 PM PDT
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed
The terraces in Yellowstone are spectacular.
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05/13/2020 7:06:55 PM PDT
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rfp1234
(Caveat Emperor)
To: Ezekiel
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05/14/2020 6:41:34 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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