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Earth’s oldest rocks date back 4.16 billion years
Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date back 4.16 billion years to the Hadean era and are the oldest known rocks on the planet. They are described in a study published June 26 in the journal Science .
If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.
Nunavik, in northern Quebec, may contain the oldest rocks in the world, according to an Ontario researcher. These rocks ...
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New Claim For World's Oldest Rocks Dates Back A Whopping 4.16 Billion YearsNot quite a gateway to hell, but northern Canada has a gateway to the Hadean Eon, named after the Greek God of Hell.
Scientists employed two established dating techniques, which measure the decay of radioactive elements, to arrive at the refined age. The discovery significantly contributes to understanding Earth's ...
Rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in Canada have been dated to approximately 4.16 billion years old using two independent radiometric methods, making them among the oldest known on ...
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