Study shows that Rio Grande Rise was once a giant mineral-rich tropical island near Brazil - Phys.org
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A study led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has shown that the Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possibly continental basaltic plateau and chain of seamounts now submerged in the South Atlantic Ocean some 1,200 km from the coast of Brazil,…