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Diamond-encrusted rock samples discovered on a Canadian island come from an ancient continent that was probably 10 per cent larger than has always been thought, geologists say.
The fragments of the North Atlantic Craton – a vast land mass which stretched from Europe to North America – were found on Baffin Island.
Scientists stumbled on them as they sifted the area for diamond samples.
The fragments, bearing a mineral signature matching other portions of the North Atlantic Craton, are thought to be some 150 million years old.
“Finding these lost pieces is like finding a missing piece of a puzzle,” Maya Kopylova, a geologist with the University of British Columbia said in an article published on the institute’s website.
Diamond-encrusted rock discovery offers insights into ancient continent
This is kind of cool.
The fragments of the North Atlantic Craton – a vast land mass which stretched from Europe to North America – were found on Baffin Island.
Scientists stumbled on them as they sifted the area for diamond samples.
The fragments, bearing a mineral signature matching other portions of the North Atlantic Craton, are thought to be some 150 million years old.
“Finding these lost pieces is like finding a missing piece of a puzzle,” Maya Kopylova, a geologist with the University of British Columbia said in an article published on the institute’s website.
Diamond-encrusted rock discovery offers insights into ancient continent
This is kind of cool.
