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flag Scientists find industrial waste rapidly turning into rock in just decades, not millions of years, in UK.

flag Researchers have discovered a new "rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle" where industrial waste turns into rock in just decades, unlike the millions of years required for natural rock formation. flag This process, observed in a slag deposit in Cumbria, UK, involves waste materials reacting with seawater and air to form natural cements. flag Found within the rock were a 1934 coin and a 1989 aluminum can, indicating the rapid formation. flag This discovery may have negative impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems, and coastal management, prompting calls for further investigation at other sites across Europe.

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