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Vesuvius ash is hidden in Scottish bogs

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Invisible glass shards from Mount Vesuvius are secretly lurking in Scottish peat bogs. Scientists use cryptotephra fingerprinting to match the chemical signature of microscopic volcanic glass back to its exact eruption. This invisible ash acts like a geographical timecode, proving that an ancient Italian explosion managed to dust the Scottish Highlands without anyone ever noticing.

Vesuvius ash is hidden in Scottish bogs
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