The net result is the piles of perched and rounded granite boulders, or tors. The boulders are remnants of a granite mass that formed deep in the earth during Creation. As the magma cooled, it shrank and cracked. But the weight of the overlying rock layers kept the cracks from appearing.
When the Flood washed away the overlying rock layers, it released the weight on the granite, and cracks opened up. The receding floodwaters scraped the continent down to the bedrock, exposing the granite. Because of the regular pattern of crystals in granite, the cracks produced a regular pattern of large blocks.
These blocks wore away quickly under the heavy rains and harsh chemical conditions following the Flood. Eventually the skins fell off, rounding the boulders like peeling onions. Answers in Genesis is an apologetics ministry , dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Formed by erosion over millions of years, the Devils Marbles are made of granite with sizes varying from 50 cm up to 6 m across. Some of the boulders are naturally but precariously balanced atop one a Karlu Karlu—the amazing Devils Marbles. Devils Marbles or Karlu Karlu, as they are known by the local Warumungu Aboriginals, are a collection of massive granite boulders strewn across a shallow valley, km south of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia. When he twirled the hair to make the belt, clusters were dropped on the ground, which became the boulders.
Arrange then returned home to his hill, Ayleparrarntenhe where he still resides today. Some balance precariously on top of one another, while others have been split neatly in half by natural forces. The rounded effect is due to weathering and erosion over millions of years. The Devils Marbles look particularly beautiful when the morning and evening sun turn the boulders a deep red colour. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. What happened next is why this place is such an awesome sight to see. The marbles began to form when the blocks became heavily exposed to water.
The blocks began to decay once exposed to the water.
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