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Where would I find the oldest rock on the ocean floor?
The oldest rock on the ocean floor can be found in the central parts of the ocean basins, particularly in regions known as abyssal plains. These rocks are generally around 200 million years old or older.
Where are the oldest rocks located in the ocean crust?
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.
What is the oldest Earth rock?
Currently the oldest insitu rock layers of terrestrial origin were discovered by Dr. Jonathan O'Neil and his colleagues, whose work published in September of 2008, revealed rocks as old as 4.28 billion years of age in Northern Quebec, along the Hudson's Bay coast, 40 km south of Inukjuak. This area is known as the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt. They were dated by measuring the decay of the element neodymium-142 which was present in the rock.However this is either the oldest rock material of Earth origin or the oldest rock material found on Earth.For further information, please see the related links below.For information on the oldest material of terrestrial origin and the oldest material found on Earth please see the related questions.
Why is the oldest rock at the bottom of the ocean?
The oldest rock is found in the continental crust. The youngest rock is found in the oceanic crust. This is because the ocean floor is recycled every 160 million years or so in the process of plate tectonics.
Which is the oldest rocks in India?
The Dharwar Craton in southern India contains some of the oldest rocks in India, which date back to around 3.1 - 3.4 billion years. These rocks are predominantly found in areas like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Where would I find the oldest rock on the ocean floor?
The oldest rock on the ocean floor can be found in the central parts of the ocean basins, particularly in regions known as abyssal plains. These rocks are generally around 200 million years old or older.
Is the oldest ocean floor rock about 3.8 billion years old?
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Why is the earth 4.6 billion years old but the oldest sea floor is only 180 millions years old?
Just as new sea floor forms at mid-ocean ridges, new sea floor is forced back into the mantle at abduction zones. The oldest seafloor is at east and west the edges of the Atlantic Ocean, dating to the breakup of Pangaea.
How old are the oldest rocks found on the moons?
The oldest rock's found on the moon are 4.0 billion years old.
How old are the oldest of the ocean floor?
Less than 200 Million years old.
Why are the oldest part of the ocean floor no older then about 200 million years old?
The ocean is 4 billion yars old, however due to subduction, the oldest sediment found in the ocean's floor is 180 million years old.
What age is the oldest rocks from the seafloor?
The oldest rock are up to 125 million years old.
What is the oldest rock?
The oldest rock has been found in yellowknife, Northwest territories an dthey about 4 billion years old.. hahaha im smart :)
What is the age of the oldest ocean?
The oldest oceanic crust is in the west Pacific and north-west Atlantic. They are about 180 to 200 million years old.
Is granite the oldest rock in the world?
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.
What state has the oldest rock in it that is 3.8 billion years old?
Maine
Is the age of the sea floor the same age of the continents?
No. The sea floor is much younger than the continents. The oldest sea floor is about 200 million years old. The continents are billions of years old.
