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what kind of rock is the oldest rock
Obie Ondricka
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∙ 12y agoThe oldest rocks tend to be metamorphic rocks in continental cratons (the centre of continental crustal plates) and may be known as "basement rocks" which are typically very highly metamorphosed rocks such as gneiss. The current oldest known rock (as opposed to oldest mineral within a younger rock)was discovered in Canada which is 4.031 to 3.58 billion years old and is the oldest known intact crustal fragment on Earth and is composed of Hadean tonalite gneiss found in the Slave craton in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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∙ 13y agoThe igneous rock.
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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
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
What kind of stress causes a anticline?
anticlines are caused by extensional stress on the rocks, and syncline is caused by compressional stress. The stress is always pushing from the oldest layer of rock toward the youngest layer of rock, so in an anticline, where the oldest rocks are in the center of the rock fold, they push outward toward the younger rocks. In a syncline the youngest rocks are in the center of the fold and the oldest rocks are on the outer edge, the older rocks push inward toward the youngest 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.
Where is the oldest land rock?
Japan
What is the oldest thing in the world that you can find now?
you can find the oldest rock in the world in.
Which fairy kind is the oldest?
The Tooth Fairy is the oldest.
What is the rock age of the normal fault?
Young, older, and oldest rock
