Arctic rocks shed light on ancient Earth's inner workings

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 19:21 in Earth & Climate

The rocks found on Canada's Baffin Island originated in the Earth's mantle and are nearly as old as the planet itself, geochemists say. Geochemists studying Arctic rocks say they have found evidence of ancient rock from the interior of the Earth that is nearly as old as the planet itself.

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