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Oldest rocks on Earth found in northern Canada
Reshmi , Bangalore: Sep 26 2008
Made Popular Sep 29 2008
Canada :
A pinkish tract of bedrock on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay contains the oldest known rocks on Earth, formed 4.28 billion years ago, not long after the planet was formed, scientists said on Thursday. The rocks may be remnants of...
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Nishi Roy
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Nishi Roy Sep 29 2008
Bangalore, India
Amazing!
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Reshmi
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Reshmi Sep 29 2008
Bangalore, India
Thanx Nishi for dropping by. Yes, even I found this very interesting :)
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Vijay
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Vijay Sep 29 2008
Kota, India
Reshmi,the oldest rock,means,it formed during the same time,when our earth came into existence and with cooling of earth it took the form of a rock.Maybe it was the original crust, and before that there was no stable crust on the Earth.
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Reshmi
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Reshmi Sep 29 2008
Bangalore, India
Thank you Vijay. Your comments show that you have really enjoyed going through the newslink as much as I have. Do keep posting your valuable feedbacks and comments.
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Reshmi
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Reshmi Sep 29 2008
Bangalore, India
Those who are interested to see some breathtaking pics about the same can go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26890176/ and have a look.
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