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Can rocks grow?

ELKCHSR

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Can rocks grow?

Yes, but observing the process is less interesting than watching paint dry. Rocks called iron-manganese crusts grow on mountains under the sea. The crusts precipitate material slowly from seawater, growing about 1 millimeter every million years. Your fingernails grow about the same amount every two weeks.
 
I would suppose scientists with big grants and a lot of time on their hands...
 
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