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Scientists Find Rocks Dating Back to 4.16 Billion Years In Canada — The World's Oldest Ever

A study of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt found that its rocks go back to the Hadean Eon, making them the ideal candidate for the oldest rock.

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The Oldest Rocks on Earth Are in Canada, and They’re 4.16 Billion Years Old

Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on Earth first began.

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Obscure rock formation in Canada may contain the world's oldest minerals

An obscure rock formation on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay may contain the oldest known rocks on Earth, a new study claims.

The Daily Galaxy on MSN1d

These 4.16 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Found in Canada Could Be the Oldest Thing on Earth

Scientists have recently made an exciting discovery that could offer crucial insight into Earth’s earliest geological history ...

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New Claim For World's Oldest Rocks Dates Back A Whopping 4.16 Billion Years

Not quite a gateway to hell, but northern Canada has a gateway to the Hadean Eon, named after the Greek God of Hell.

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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? New research suggests they are.

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Hadean-age rocks preserved in the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, Canada

The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt (NGB) – a complex geological sequence in northeastern Canada – harbors surviving fragments of Earth’s oldest crust, dating back to ~4.16 billion years old ...

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