Mamainse Point in Ontario, Canada (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Mamainse Point in Ontario, Canada

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Paleomagnetic data from volcanic rocks studied by Princeton University scientists at Mamainse Point in Ontario, Canada, are helping researchers understand continental motion during the assembly of the ancient supercontinent Rodinia. Here, Adam Maloof, an assistant professor of geosciences at Princeton, observes these rocks along the edge of Lake Superior as part of the study.

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Nicholas Swanson-Hysell

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