Good News Community🌍🪨 Incredible discovery in Canada! Scientists have found what may be Earth’s oldest rocks in Quebec’s Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, dating back 4.16 billion years. These ancient stones could reveal secrets about our planet’s early days and the origins of life!
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These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in Quebec has long been known for its ancient rocks, but researchers disagree on exactly how old they are. Samples from a new site place the rocks at approximately 4.16 billion years old, in the earliest period of Earth's history. Ancient rocks are hard to find, but they give scientists a rare window into how early Earth may have looked and even how life got started. The new research was published Thursday in the journal Science.