A streaky strand of exposed rock in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan is offering scientists an 'unprecedented' window on the formation of the Earth's crust billions of years ago and the geological processes that gave birth to the Himalayas.
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A streaky strand of exposed rock in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan is offering scientists an unprecedented window on the formation of the Earth's crust billions of years ago and the same geological processes that gave birth to the Himalayas.
Despite its lacklustre name, the Athabasca granulite terrane has been generating serious excitement among the world's geologists, who say they would have to magically transport themselves 40 kilometres below the planet's surface to see features they can observe underfoot while strolling around hundreds of hectares of outcrop in the remote wilds near the Saskatchewan-Northwest Territories border.
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