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'''Mauritia''' is a proposed [[Precambrian]] [[Continental fragment|microcontinent]]<ref name="Torsvik2013">{{cite journal|last=Torsvik|first=Trond H.|coauthors=Hans Amundsen, Ebbe H. Hartz, Fernando Corfu, Nick Kusznir, Carmen Gaina, Pavel V. Doubrovine, Bernhard Steinberger, Lewis D. Ashwal, Bjørn Jamtveit|year=2013|title=A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean|journal=Nature Geoscience|issn=1752-0894|doi=10.1038/ngeo1736}}</ref> which broke away 60 million years ago.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/article00899.html|title=Geoscientists Discover Continent Hidden Under Lava in Indian Ocean|date=25 February 2013|publisher=Sci-News.com|accessdate=25 February 2013}}</ref> Evidence |
'''Mauritia''' is a proposed [[Precambrian]] [[Continental fragment|microcontinent]]<ref name="Torsvik2013">{{cite journal|last=Torsvik|first=Trond H.|coauthors=Hans Amundsen, Ebbe H. Hartz, Fernando Corfu, Nick Kusznir, Carmen Gaina, Pavel V. Doubrovine, Bernhard Steinberger, Lewis D. Ashwal, Bjørn Jamtveit|year=2013|title=A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean|journal=Nature Geoscience|issn=1752-0894|doi=10.1038/ngeo1736}}</ref> which broke away 60 million years ago.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/article00899.html|title=Geoscientists Discover Continent Hidden Under Lava in Indian Ocean|date=25 February 2013|publisher=Sci-News.com|accessdate=25 February 2013}}</ref> Evidence constitutes of [[zircon]] found on [[Mauritius]] beaches; the zircon pieces are considerably older than the [[basalt]] that constitutes the oldest formations on the island at 8.9 million years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nature.com/news/long-lost-continent-found-under-the-indian-ocean-1.12487|title=Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean|last=Perkins|first=Sid|date=24 February 2013|work=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|accessdate=25 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Mauritia is a proposed Precambrian microcontinent[1] which broke away 60 million years ago.[2] Evidence constitutes of zircon found on Mauritius beaches; the zircon pieces are considerably older than the basalt that constitutes the oldest formations on the island at 8.9 million years.[3]
References
- ^ Torsvik, Trond H. (2013). "A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean". Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/ngeo1736. ISSN 1752-0894.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Geoscientists Discover Continent Hidden Under Lava in Indian Ocean". Sci-News.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Perkins, Sid (24 February 2013). "Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean". Nature. Retrieved 25 February 2013.