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Were Earth’s First Continents Born in Cosmic Chaos? New Study Sheds Light on Early Crust Formation
Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...
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Earth's first crust already had chemical traits of modern continents
Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...
Earth’s First Crust Was Continental – Long Before Plate Tectonics Began
New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...
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Earth’s first crust was surprisingly modern, study reveals
A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...
Daily Wrap on MSN2d
Continental collapse: New insights into North American crust sinking
Beneath the surface of the United States, the Earth's crust is gradually subsiding, creating a novel geological phenomenon.
Saturday Citations: Leaky continental plates, talking monkeys and a spectacular Einstein ring
This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...
Phys.org6d
Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline
A study published in Nature reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably had chemical features remarkably like today's continental crust. This suggests the ...
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Plate tectonics
Continental and oceanic plates all fit together to form the outer crust of the planet. Eight major plates are named on the diagram below. Heat from the core makes magma in the mantle rise towards ...