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Scientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history
Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?
Scientists found what just might be Earth's oldest rocks
Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, ...
These may be the oldest rocks on Earth
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...
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 ...
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Earth’s oldest rock is at least 4.16 billion years old, scientists say | CNN - CNN International
Most agree the rock is at least 3.75 billion years old — but that wouldn’t make it Earth’s oldest. A close up picture of the 4.16 billion-year-old rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt ...
A Fragment of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists—and It’s Buried in Canada
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
Scientists think they have found the oldest rocks on earth
A new study has pinpointed what could be the oldest rocks on Earth, found within a remote Canadian rock formation, offering ...
Are these the oldest rocks on Earth? A new study says so
Scientists say they’ve extracted some of the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in northern Quebec. The rocks have ...
Rocks in Canada's Quebec Province Found to Be the Oldest on Earth
Two different testing methods found that rocks from an area called the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec date ...
These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on the earth
Scientists discover potentially oldest rocks on Earth in Canada's Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, sparking debate over their ...