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This is a very tricky question, unless certain parameters are given. The oldest rock in the universe, most likely was a lithium-ion. The oldest rocks in our solar system are from the Hadean Era and would include parts of the Moon and most meteorites. The oldest rocks on Earth are from the Archean Era and include some granite, diorite, anorthosite, monzonite, and komatite.
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Are the oldest rocks on Earth in the Grand Canyon?
Not hardly. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the Grand Canyon are around 2 billion years old. The oldest rock discovered on Earth of terrestrial origin is around 4.28 billion years old.
What is the oldest rock in earth?
Igneous Rock
Is granite the oldest rock in the world?
Granite is not the oldest rock in the world. The oldest rocks on earth are gneiss, particularly the Acasta Gneiss and are about 4. 09 billion years old.
What is the rock age of the normal fault?
Young, older, and oldest rock
What part of the sedimentary of rock is the oldest?
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.
What is the name for the bottom oldest layer of rock?
The bottom layer of rock in a geologic sequence is usually called the basement layer.
Who was the oldest band ever?
it has got to be the Rolling Stones. I'm not sure though. but I'm talking about rock. the genre.
What is the oldest type of moon rock returned by Apollo?
around 4.5 billion years ago.
Are the oldest rocks on Earth in the Grand Canyon?
Not hardly. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the Grand Canyon are around 2 billion years old. The oldest rock discovered on Earth of terrestrial origin is around 4.28 billion years old.
What is the oldest rock in earth?
Igneous Rock
What is the oldest moon?
Well there is no certain ''oldest moon'' but they do have oldest moon features and oldest moon rock
What is the answer of the oldest rock?
metaphoric
How old is the oldest rock?
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.
Which is the oldest rocks in India?
Earlier it was thought that the oldest rock of India belonged to sinngbhum craton (around 3700 my old). But as of now the oldest dated rock from India is TTG rocks from Bastar craton (roughly 3.8 by old).)
What is the oldest type of rock?
The rock on the way bottom, but not the vein
On the ocean floor where is the oldest rock?
The oldest rock in oceanic crust is that which is found the greatest distance from a mid-ocean-ridge.
Are the rolling stones the oldest living rock band?
Actually AC/DC are the oldest still living rock band
