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September 20, 2016

World's oldest rock offers insights into early continental crust formation
Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Sep 19, 2016
How did Earth's earliest continental crust form? The world's oldest rock offers new clues, but raises more questions than answers. Scientists at the University of Alberta have precisely dated the world's oldest rock unit at 4.02 billion years old. The ancient rock's composition is different than scientists expected, suggesting the planet's earliest continental crust was oceanic in structure and composition. "It gives us important information about how the early continents formed," resear ... read more

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