# Geological time and a NEW geologic process **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geological-time-and-a-new-geologic-process/599369 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [October 12, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geological-time-and-a-new-geologic-process/599369 "2011-10-12T00:27:08Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678) #### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geological-time-and-a-new-geologic-process/599369/1 "2011-10-12T00:27:08Z")
Over a few million years apparently you get shaken by an earthquake many hours in the Attacam desert. Pretty cool story. Safe for work link. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44862961/ns/technology\_and\_science-science/t/rocking-discovery-boulders-rub-shoulders-during-quakes/](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44862961/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/rocking-discovery-boulders-rub-shoulders-during-quakes/) ---
### Author: ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs) #### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geological-time-and-a-new-geologic-process/599369/2 "2011-10-12T02:32:24Z")
Fascinating. ---
### Author: ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile) #### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geological-time-and-a-new-geologic-process/599369/3 "2011-10-12T05:35:37Z")
It has me wondering if there are any formations they’ve found with this kind of rock embedded and never made the connection before.