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Zircon Chemistry and the Early Earth
This week in science, Dustin trail and Justin McComb use zircons to answer questions beyond just the age of rock. Zircon is a mineral that can be studied by analyzing how elements decay within it. The study has helped geologists reconstruct what our planet was like during its formative stages. We've learned there could have been large volumes of liquid water interacting with rock.