The Earth’s crust discovery at the Atlantis Massif provided groundbreaking data on the mantle. Researchers obtained a solid core sample of peridotite, a rock made up of olivine and pyroxene.

Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250402122139.htm.

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

According to SpaceRef, "Earth's outer shell consists of about 15 shifting blocks of crust," that have been moving over millions of years to form the continents and unique landforms that currently ...

Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Chunks of Earth's outer crust that are 3.8 billion years old provide rock-solid evidence that the planet had active tectonic plates shortly after its birth.

A close-up of 2.7 billion-year-old granite from the Hudson Bay. These rocks are apparently the second generation of rocks on Earth: Their parent rock was around 4.3 billion years old.

So, it's more about understanding that process, and especially what it means for how Earth's crust first formed." Scientists believe Mars formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

FINDING a piece of original crust requires an epic journey to the frigid north, the scorching outback, or maybe even beyond the bounds of Earth itself. The first stop on our odyssey is Yellowknife ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began.