The oldest rock of terrestrial origin (i.e. the whole rock was formed here on Earth at the same time) is the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone in Canada. It has been dates as 4.28 billion years old.
The oldest single thing yet found that is known to have been formed on Earth is a zircon crystal which was located in Western Australia within a metamorphic gneiss which was part of the Narryer Gneiss Terrane. It has been dated at 4.404 Ga (4.404 billion years old) however the rock it is in is younger than this.
The oldest rock ever found on Earth is actually a meteorite so was not formed here. It is estimated to have an age of around 4.56 billion years so is roughly the same age as the Earth.
The oldest rock's found on the moon are 4.0 billion years old.
The oldest rock are up to 125 million years old.
The oldest rock has been found in yellowknife, Northwest territories an dthey about 4 billion years old.. hahaha im smart :)
No, granite is not the oldest rock in the world. Some of the oldest rocks on Earth are found in Western Australia and are over 4 billion years old, while granite typically ranges from 300 million to 3 billion years old.
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Relative dating
The Vishnu schist basement rock layer at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is roughly 1.8 billion years old.
The oldest rock in Scotland is 3½ million years old, so not that much.
what kind of rock is the oldest rock
Protolith is a term used to describe the parent rock of a metamorphic rock. Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock that can be composed of clasts of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rocks, or any number of combinations of all.
it looks likes a square old rock with know elements