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Rocks in Canada may be oldest on Earth, dating back 4.16 billion years
Yet some regions are far enough from tectonic plate boundaries to contain rocks that have remained unchanged for billions of years. One of these is in northeastern Canada, and its most ancient part is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt (NGB). Scientists agree that this outcrop is at least 3.8 billion years old.
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 .
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Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?
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'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with 'bullet-like' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
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Mystery fireball spotted plummeting to Earth over the USThere have been hundreds of reports of sightings of a “fireball” in the skies over the southern US – it may have been a ...
A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...
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