Earth scientists have found strong evidence that the geological processes that lead to the formation of oceanic crust are not as uniformly passive as believed. They found centers of dynamic ...

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The research team identified that at least 30% of continental crust was lost to the mantle during the formation of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau and Zagros Mountains (potentially up to 64% for the ...

A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Addressing fundamental unknowns about the earliest history of Earth's crust, scientists have precisely dated the world's oldest rock unit at 4.02 billion years old. Driven by the University of ...

Geologists knew that some of Earth's crust regularly sinks back into the mantle, but until now, they weren't sure how much gets recycled -- a key to understanding the history of crustal formation ...

Dr Nebel said that he hopes his research solves the debate of the existence of plumes that lead to the formation of oceanic island chains.

However, it is unclear why the subduction of dominantly basaltic oceanic crust would result in the formation of andesitic continental crust at the surface.

Oceanic crust is primarily composed of dark basalt rocks rich in elements such as silicon and magnesium whereas continental crust is made of light-colored granite rocks containing oxygen and silicon.

Earth scientists at Brown University have found strong evidence that the geological processes that lead to the formation of oceanic crust are not as uniformly passive as believed. The team found ...