Jaganmoy and his research team in South Africa published a study, where they provided information related to surface processes on early Earth. The study is from the Daitari Greenstone Belt of the Singhbhum Craton, India. Volcanic rocks of the Daitari area have been dated around 3.5 billion years. Through this study, the authors provided a detailed geological evolution of the volcano-sedimentary rocks exposed in the Daitari locality. The key findings of this study were that explosive-style volcanic eruptions were common in what are today India, South Africa and Australia around 3.5 billion years ago. Evaluation of such early Earth processes is crucial in linking the planet’s evolutionary history as well as conditions that may have harboured life.
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