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Folded anorthosite

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

Earth's oldest rocks offer a glimpse of our planet's early history. Geologists thought this 3.75 billion year old rock was Earth's oldest when it was dated in 1973. Now another rock is the record-holder, at 4.03 billion years.

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  • Title: Folded anorthosite
  • Location: Godthab District, Greenland, Denmark
  • Type: Rock
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): 113545
  • Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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