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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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Scientists say they've proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth

Canadian researchers led by McGill PhD student Jonathan O'Neil said they'd found the world's oldest rocks, formed 4.3 billion years ago in what is now northwestern Quebec. Such rocks would give scientists an unprecedented glimpse into Earth's early history during its very first eon,

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Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colors,

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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 ...

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Earth’s oldest rocks may be at least 4.16 billion years old

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

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These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

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

Canada is the land of hockey, maple syrup, and a tendency to end every sentence with the word “eh” – it’s also home to the oldest rocks on Earth.. A new study, published in Science, confirmed ...

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Earth’s oldest rock is at least 4.16 billion years old, scientists say - CNN

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 ...

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