Western part of Michigan's upper peninsula. Rocks there date back 3.2 billion years old.
The oldest are located at the bottom of an undisturbed column.
canadien shield
furthest from the rift
The oldest rocks are actually on land but in the ocean crust they would be the rocks closest to land. The mid-ocean ridge forms new rocks. They are usually located in the middle of the ocean.
the rocks located on the bottom are the oldest unless they were turned
In the geological column , scientists have learned that rocks are stacked in layers. The oldest fossils are located in the deepest layers, a vertical timeline.
They will normally be located at the bottom, unless otherwise upset through geologic activity.
The oldest rocks are found on land.
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The oldest continental plate rocks will always be older than the oldest sedimentary deposits.
The oldest survivng building in Michigan is Fort Mackinac in Mackinac Island. It was built in 1780.
The oldest rocks on the ocean floor would be those at the colliding edge of the plate boundary.Answer 2: The oldest of all oceanic rocks are on the Asian side of the pacific plate.