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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.

Discover Magazine on MSN · 1d

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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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 .

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 ...

IFLScience on MSN1d

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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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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