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Three images showing the study area from different perspectives.
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Probing the Sedimentology of a Continental Megathrust

by Peter van der Beek 6 September 202222 December 2022

Detailed analysis of sediments covering the Main Frontal Thrust in Nepal show how climate-driven baselevel changes affect sedimentation and should be considered when inferring thrust activity.

Three field photos of the study area.
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Searching for Earth’s Oldest Rocks in its Youngest Deposits

by Peter van der Beek 18 August 202225 August 2022

By sampling and analyzing zircons from glacial eskers dating from about 20,000 years ago, the extent of the oldest known rocks on Earth can be better mapped and constrained.

Photograph of The Great Unconformity visible in The Grand Canyon
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The Great Unconformities?

by Peter van der Beek 3 August 20219 December 2022

New thermochronology data and thermal history modeling from the Canadian Shield show that the Great Unconformity formed there later than elsewhere in North America and may represent another event.

Four maps of the Red River region in different periods of geologic history showing composition of sediment samples
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A River Ran Through It

by Peter van der Beek 19 August 202026 January 2023

The history of river system in southeast Tibet and Indochina reconstructed using the ages of thousands of zircon sand grains in modern and ancient river sediments.

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