Ancient rocks reveal a dramatic journey from deep inside Earth

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Nov 13, 2026, 2:00 pm44 pts
Surface rocks can reveal records of regions they occupied millions of years ago, even if those areas were kilometers below ground. On Türkiye's Marmara Sea's southern shores and islands, granitic rocks that are now exposed originated as molten material deep in Earth's crust.

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