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Earth’s Oldest Rocks Found in Northern Quebec, 4.16B Yr

Earth’s Oldest Rocks Discovered in Northern Quebec Why in the News? A new study reveals that rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in Quebec, Canada are dated at 4.16 billion years old, making them the oldest rock formations on Earth and offering rare insight into the Hadean eon, Earth’s earliest geological era. This discovery of …

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