continental crust
Britishnoun
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Their combined results point to a far livelier early Earth, suggesting that widespread subduction and the growth of continental crust may have begun several hundred million years earlier than earlier theories proposed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
"But our study links rock-based heat production to the emergence of continents, the generation of sediments and the differentiation of continental crust."
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Researchers have used zircons to try to date the onset of plate tectonics and the origin of continental crust.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
However, the Isua Supracrustal Belt has a unique geology, sitting on top of thick continental crust which protects it from extensive tectonic activity and deformation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
Maybe the Sea of Flames never existed at all, maybe curses aren’t real, maybe her father is right: Earth is all magma and continental crust and ocean.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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