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Ancient zircons may record the dawn of plate tectonics
A change in gemstone composition starting about 3.8 billion years ago may offer the earliest record of one tectonic plate sliding over another.

Ancient zircons may record the dawn of plate tectonics

A change in gemstone composition starting about 3.8 billion years ago may offer the earliest record of one tectonic plate sliding over another.