The atlas · Origins · The early Earth
Outline · being written
The oldest rocks
The oldest rocks and crystals on Earth, where they are and how old.
- Page type
- An explorer you can move around in
- Collection
- Origins, the early Earth
- When
- About 4,404 million years ago to 3,500 million years ago, in the Hadean and Archean. The finished piece will give dates from its sources.
- Status
- Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.
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