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Scientists Discover Cosmic Clock in Zircon Crystals That Tracks Earth’s Landscape History
Scientists have identified a natural “cosmic clock” inside zircon crystals that can date Earth’s surface processes over millions of years. By measuring cosmogenic krypton created by cosmic rays, researchers reconstructed erosion rates in southern Australia, revealing an exceptionally stable landscape shaped slowly over 40 million years and ex...
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Ancient Greenland Rocks Found in Iceland Sheds Light on Late Antique Ice Age
A 2025 study led by geologists Christopher Spencer, Ross Mitchell, and Thomas Gernon identifies ancient Greenland rocks embedded in Icelandic cliffs. These rocks, transported by icebergs over 1500 years ago, confirm glacial expansion during the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA). The findings shed light on past climate anomalies and serve as cruci...
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Ancient Crystals Might Rewrite Earth's Early History
An examination of more than 10,000 zircons from the early days of the planet yielded one fleck of crystal with pure carbon in the form of graphite.
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Zircon crystal: Scientists find oldest piece of Earth
Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years ago.
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Scientists Discover Cosmic Clock in Zircon Crystals That Tracks Earth’s Landscape History
Scientists have identified a natural “cosmic clock” inside zircon crystals that can date Earth’s surface processes over millions of years. By measuring cosmogenic krypton created by cosmic rays, researchers reconstructed erosion rates in southern Australia, revealing an exceptionally stable landscape shaped slowly over 40 million years and ex...
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Ancient Greenland Rocks Found in Iceland Sheds Light on Late Antique Ice Age
A 2025 study led by geologists Christopher Spencer, Ross Mitchell, and Thomas Gernon identifies ancient Greenland rocks embedded in Icelandic cliffs. These rocks, transported by icebergs over 1500 years ago, confirm glacial expansion during the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA). The findings shed light on past climate anomalies and serve as cruci...
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Ancient Crystals Might Rewrite Earth's Early History
An examination of more than 10,000 zircons from the early days of the planet yielded one fleck of crystal with pure carbon in the form of graphite.
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Zircon crystal: Scientists find oldest piece of Earth
Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years ago.
