Geologists Tackle Case of Missing Continental Crust (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Geologists Tackle Case of Missing Continental Crust

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University of Chicago scientists and a colleague at Miami University of Ohio have concluded that half the original mass of Eurasia and India disappeared into the Earth's interior before the two continents began their slow-motion collision approximately 60 million years ago. The participating UChicago scientists are (from left) Miquela Ingalls, doctoral student in geophysical sciences; David Rowley, professor in geophysical sciences; and Albert Colman, assistant professor in geophysical sciences. Rowley holds a rock of the type they believe sank into the interior.

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Jean Lachat/University of Chicago

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