Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics found in 3.8-billion-year-old crystal
Journal Reference: Nadja Drabon, Benjamin L. Byerly, Gary R. Byerly, Joseph L. Wooden, Michael Wiedenbeck, John W. Valley, Kouki Kitajima, Ann M. Bauer, Donald R. Lowe. Destabilization of Long‐Lived Hadean Protocrust and the Onset of Pervasive Hydrous Melting at 3.8 Ga. AGU Advances, 2022; 3 (2) DOI: 10.1029/2021AV000520 These rare time capsules from Earth’s youth point … Read more