Continental crust forms the foundation of landmasses ... there may be another way to peer into the deep crust and, with luck, even sample it. The crust of our planet is frequently cut by dark ...

A major example of this plate movement is along ... to the pressure of the two plates colliding, which forces the continental crust to crumple and push upwards along the western coastline of ...

"The two sources of water which formed the continental crust rocks ... processes occurred in even older crust fragments. Finding more well-preserved examples will help show just how crucial ...

Researchers discover Earth's first crust, formed 4.5 billion years ago, had chemical features similar to modern continental crust. (photo credit: Tanya Kalian. Via Shutterstock) A study published ...

Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed.