Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Niigata University have located droplets of water created during an ancient ocean which existed over 600 million years ago that were trapped in mineral deposits high in the Himalayas. Analysis of the deposits, which contained both calcium and magnesium carbonates, suggested possible reasons for a significant oxygenation event in the planet s history, according to the study.
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High in the Himalayas, scientists from India and Japan have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean which existed around 600 million years ago.
Bengaluru, India (SPX) Jul 28, 2023 - High up in the Himalayas, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Niigata University, Japan, have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behi