Since their formation billions of years ago, the oldest parts of the Earth's continental rocks have generated natural ...

In a controversial 2008 study, O’Neil and his research team claimed that they had discovered a part of the original crust in northeast Canada’s remote Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt.

Earth’s crust won’t be able to withstand all that weight and pressure in such a small area. The neutron ball will sink. “It’s going to be pretty much free-falling,” Duez said.

A Part of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - Getty Images "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." ...

A Fragment of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists—and It’s Buried in Canada Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried.