Oldest Rocks (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Oldest Rocks

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This photo shows an example of the 3.7 billion year-old banded iron formation found in the northeastern part of the Isua Supracrustal Belt.

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Claire Nichols

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