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What is an eon?

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In general speech, an eon can refer to a very long period of time.

In science, an eon is the largest division in the geologic time scale. An eon is subdivided into two or more eras and lasts around a billion years or so. In Earth's history there are four eons in total: Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic. We are currently in the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Indefinite. There is no defined time frame except to say that in geologic terms that this equals two or more eras.

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