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Geologists may have encountered a long lost tectonic plate – The Washington Newsday
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been disputed among geophysicists. Some believe it never existed, while others say it was subducted…
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been disputed among geophysicists. Some believe it never existed, while others say it was subducted into the mantle somewhere in the Pacific Ocean 40 to 60 million years ago.
A new study by the University of Houston’s School of Natural Science and Mathematics sheds light on this matter and suggests that the resurrection plate existed. Scientists believe they have found the remains of the missing Resurrection Plate in northern Canada,…
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