Answering Your Questions About Earth’s Oldest Rocks w/Dr. Jesse Reimink from PlanetGeo

Explore geology deeper with Chris & Jesse's app, CampGEO! - podcast-like conversation with visuals that bring geological concepts to life! Check it out here: https://campcourses.app.link/p5q0W0bxwMb Check out Chris & Jesse's podcast, PlanetGEO! - https://planetgeocast.com/ Check out their YouTube channel ‪@planetgeopodcast‬ ! Check out our previous conversations that inspired these follow-up videos: Part 1 - The Tortured History of Earth's Oldest Rocks:    • The Tortured History of Earth's Oldest Roc...   Part 2 - What Earth’s Oldest Rocks Tell Us About The First Oceans, Life, & Tectonics:    • What Earth’s Oldest Rocks Tell Us About Th...   GEO GIRL Website: https://www.geogirlscience.com/ (visit my website to see all my courses, shop merch, learn more about me, & donate to support the channel if you'd like!) 0:00 Recap & intro 1:24 Are meteorite ages affected by impact? 5:01 Alteration isn’t always ‘bad’ 7:42 Are zircons used to date meteorites too? 10:26 Using Moon rocks to study the impact history of the solar system 12:11 Why are zircons so useful for geologic dating? 15:57 What defines the ‘birth’ of Earth? 23:02 Rocks older than our solar system? 26:57 Difference between craton & continent 29:50 What was the first continent on Earth? 32:39 Were 4-billion-year-old zircons part of the oldest continents? 34:48 Plate tectonics questions 36:24 How does continental crust even form? (differentiation) 39:49 How did plate tectonics begin & continents form? 45:47 Did ocean-ocean subduction form the first continents? 47:13 How did plates start to form? First break? 53:01 Are continents done growing? 55:54 When did the ancient cratons finish forming? 58:02 Will continents grow until they fully cover Earth? 59:51 Are continents as felsic as they can get? 1:01:58 How much ‘land’ was exposed by 3 billion years ago? 1:03:09 Next video topics! Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission, but there is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! And as always, let me know your topic suggestions in the comments down below!