Plastistone

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Plastistone is the umbrella term for rocks that have fused with plastic. At the end of 2023 there were numerous sightings of green-colored plastic seemingly melted to rocks. [1] It forms from plastic that floats through the ocean and melts to the rocks over time. [2] So far, the stone has appeared on 5 continents. [3] [4] It was recently spotted in March 2023 on the Brazilian remote island of Trindade [5] [6] and was seen in Hawaii a decade before. [7]

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  1. ↑ Reporter, Jess Thomson Science (2023-12-17). "Bizarre plastic rocks now found across five continents". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ↑ Santos, Fernanda Avelar; Diório, Giovana Rebelo; Guedes, Carlos Conforti Ferreira; Fernandino, Gerson; Giannini, Paulo C. F.; Angulo, Rodolfo José; de Souza, Maria Cristina; César-Oliveira, Maria Aparecida Ferreira; dos Santos Oliveira, Angelo Roberto (2022-09-01). "Plastic debris forms: Rock analogues emerging from marine pollution" . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 182: 114031. Bibcode:2022MarPB.18214031S. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114031. ISSN   0025-326X. PMID   35969903. S2CID   251542186.
  3. ↑ "A Strange Plastic Rock Has Ominously Invaded 5 Continents". Popular Mechanics. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  4. ↑ Dua, Shubhangi (2023-12-19). "Study: Unconventional sedimentary rocks spotted across five continents". interestingengineering.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ↑ Snider, Mike. "'Terrifying' plastic rock finding: Pollution is embedded in this Brazilian island's geology". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  6. ↑ Gewin, Virginia (2023-07-31). "Plastic rocks are threatening wildlife on Brazil's easternmost island — I'm studying how" . Nature. 620 (7972): 238. Bibcode:2023Natur.620..238G. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02448-1. PMID   37524921. S2CID   260321672.
  7. ↑ Andrei, Mihai (2023-12-21). "Geologists say plastic rocks are now a thing". ZME Science. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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