Rocks May Be Oldest on Earth, Scientists Say
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 23:42
in Earth & Climate
A study suggests that portions of a patch of bedrock in northern Quebec are 4.28 billion years old and formed when the Earth was less than 300 million years old.
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