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🌍 These rocks are the oldest ever discovered on our planet
In northern Quebec, an exceptional geological formation spans across time. Researchers have just confirmed that these stones, ...
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'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu
"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...
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Ancient rocks could be among world’s oldest
The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...
Earth.com2d
Geologists confirm that these rocks are the oldest ones ever found on Earth
Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...
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Ancient rocks in Canada confirmed as Earth’s oldest
A belt of volcanic rock along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada’s Quebec province has been confirmed as the oldest ...
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Scientists Prove That Million-Year-Long Rock Formation Processes Are Now Happening In As Little As 35 Years, And Humans Are Totally To Blame
Sedimentary rock is comprised of sediment, as the name suggests. Over time, tiny minerals, sand, rocks, and debris layer on ...
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Primary composition and diagenetic patterns of sandstones from Barra de Itiúba Formation in Atalaia High, Sergipe Sub-Basin - SciELO - Brasil
The original composition is mostly lithic, with sublitharenites, litharenites, subarkoses, and rarely quartzarenites (sensu Folk 1968; Fig. 3). Primary composition was slightly modified by diagenetic ...