The western U.S. is a geologists' dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn't make sense.
The study focuses on how gold formed and moved within the Sawayaerdun gold deposit in northwest China, a large orogenic system shaped by long periods .
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Scientists just uncovered that Earth had continents and mountains way before plate tectonics
Microscopic zircon crystals discovered in Western Australia suggest that Earth may have had continental crust as early as 4.4 ...
The long-standing question of how the Green River cut through the Uinta Mountains has taken a step closer to resolution. New ...
Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.
The finding "may be the hidden answer to more tectonic mysteries than we’ve previously realized," said geologist Adam Smith.
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