Why parts of Earth have barely changed in 3 billion years
5/01/2018 02:00:00 PM
There is a mystery in Earth’s ancient past, and the clues lie in the desert rocks of Australia and other ancient places.
The last century has seen rapid advances in our understanding of how the Earth formed, and how the movement of continents through plate tectonics continues to shape our lands, oceans and mountain ranges.
But geologists are yet to agree on one important question: what was the Earth like before the plates formed?
New research, published in the journal Geology, supports the theory that early Earth was highly volcanically active, and that evidence of the violent transition to plate tectonics can still be seen today.
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https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2018/05/why-parts-of-earth-have-barely-changed.html#mfe7K0jgU6TuCd9f.99
