Scientists Find 4.4-Billion-Year-Old Chunk of Earth-And It’s the Oldest Piece Ever Discovered

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Scientists Find 4.4-Billion-Year-Old Chunk Of Earth-And It’s The Oldest Piece Ever Discovered

By Indian Defence Review

In the desolate outcrops of Jack Hills, Western Australia, scientists have unearthed a microscopic zircon crystal dated to an astonishing 4.4 billion years, making it the oldest known fragment of Earth’s crust ever discovered. First described in a la ...Read more