http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2014/014452/jou...nter-earth
SNIP: "A UC Santa Barbara geochemist studying Samoan volcanoes has found evidence of the planet’s early formation still trapped inside the Earth. Known as hotspots, volcanic island chains such as Samoa can be ancient primordial signatures from the early solar system that have somehow survived billions of years...."
SNIP: "A UC Santa Barbara geochemist studying Samoan volcanoes has found evidence of the planet’s early formation still trapped inside the Earth. Known as hotspots, volcanic island chains such as Samoa can be ancient primordial signatures from the early solar system that have somehow survived billions of years...."