# Earth’s rocks are missing about a billion years. Scientists finally know where it went

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1 outlet covering · First listed: ZME Science, Nov 11, 2026, 4:49 AM · Read it: <https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/earths-rocks-are-missing-about-a-billion-years-scientists-finally-know-where-it-went/>

It's one of geology's deepest mysteries.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 4:49 AM: [Earth’s rocks are missing about a billion years. Scientists finally know where it went](<https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/earths-rocks-are-missing-about-a-billion-years-scientists-finally-know-where-it-went/>) — ZME Science (Science news)
  It's one of geology's deepest mysteries.