Earth may have had freshwater and continents soon
after forming, ancient crystals reveal
By Richard Pallardy, LiveScience, May 14, 2024
[www.livescience.com]

Ancient zircon crystals from Jack Hills Australia, hold
chemical clues that of freshwater may have existed on
Earth soon after it formed.

The source research is:

Gamaleldien, H., Wu, L.G., Olierook, H.K., Kirkland,
C.L., Kirsche, U., Li, Z.X., Johnson, T., Makin, S., Li,
Q.L., Jiang, Q. and Wilde, S.A., 2024. Fresh water on
Earth four billion years ago (No. EGU24-7106). Copernicus Meetings

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)