Geologists studying some of the planet’s oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major role in shaping Earth’s interior and driving volcanic activity more than three billion years ago. An international research team, led by Adelaide University geochemist Dr Eric Vandenburg, analysed ancient rocks from Western Australia’s Pilbara Craton. They found signs that water had travelled deep beneath the Earth’s surface …
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