Geologists To Crack Open 830 Million Year Old Crystal With Potential Life Inside

A new research study published in the journal Geology by geologists from the Geological Society of America has said they will crack open an 830-Million-Year-Old crystal with potential life in it.

Geologists aim to break open an 830-million-year-old crystal to see if it contains ancient living microorganisms.

The findings on the rock salt crystal were initially published in the journal Geology (pdf given below) by scientists from the Geological Society of America earlier this month. Or...

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