a: Geological zone in western Japan. The blue-green part is the Sanbagawa belt that crosses mainland Japan. The Nishisonogi metamorphic rock was thought to belong to the same geological formation as ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

Chinese offshore operator CNOOC Ltd has made a significant hydrocarbon discovery at Bohai Bay offshore northern China, claimed to be the world's largest oilfield in metamorphic rock at deep reservoir ...

Chinese offshore operator CNOOC Ltd has kicked off drilling at what it claimed to be the world largest oilfield in metamorphic rock at deep reservoir levels in Bohai Bay offshore northern China. This ...

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