Mauritian beaches hold clues to a lost continent

Monday, February 25, 2013 - 20:00 in Earth & Climate

The beaches of Mauritius surround the island like a foamy white trim and sprinkled in the sand are clues to a lost, submerged continent. Ancient zircon crystals harvested from sand samples were found to be curiously older than the island itself.

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