Oldest rocks on Earth found in northern Canada
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 13:21
in Earth & Climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pinkish tract of bedrock on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay contains the oldest known rocks on Earth, formed 4.28 billion years ago, not long after the planet was formed, scientists said on Thursday.
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