40多位中外地质学家在河北遵化考察后得出结论:这里发现了迄今最古老的大洋地壳残片,可以上溯到25亿年前。此发现除对于地质和金属矿藏勘探等科学活动具有重要意义外,还可能对地球生命起源的相关问题,特别是对于探索早期海洋中的原始生命形式及其进化过程,产生深远的影响。 More than 40 Chinese and foreign geologists concluded after their visit to Zunhua in Hebei Province that the oldest oceanic crustal fragments discovered to date date back to 2.5 billion years ago. In addition to its significance for scientific activities such as geological and metal exploration, this finding may have far-reaching implications for the origins of Earth’s life, especially for the exploration of primitive life forms and their evolution in early oceans.