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Analysis of 4-billion-year-old zircon crystals from Western Australia provides evidence that Earth’s first continents formed and crustal recycling occurred much earlier than previously believed, challenging the "stagnant lid" model of the Hadean Eon.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/es02042601.html
Ancient rocks reveal evidence of the first continents and crust recycling processes on Earth

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

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