Where continents break apart, new ocean basins are formed. The discovery of ancient continental minerals on a young, volcanic island suggests that parts of the Indian Ocean floor may be underlain by fragments of a long-lost continent.
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Mac Niocaill, C. Calling card of a ghost continent. Nature Geosci 6, 165–166 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1748
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