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🔆 Earth’s Oldest Rocks Found in Quebec, Canada

📍 Researchers identify Earth’s oldest-known rocks
Located along Hudson Bay in Quebec, Canada
Rocks belong to Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt
Dated to 4.16 billion years ago, from the Hadean Eon
Rocks are metamorphosed volcanic rocks of basaltic composition
Formed from magma intrusions, which cooled & solidified underground
Provide rare insights into Earth’s earliest crust formation
Help decode conditions during the Hadean, a time with little physical evidence
Previous record: 4.03 billion-year-old rocks from Northwest Territories, Canada

📘 Source: Reuters | Study published in journal Science


📝 Prelims Question:
Which geological formation was recently found to contain Earth’s oldest-known rocks?
A. Canadian Shield
B. Appalachian Belt
C. Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt
D. Laurentian Plateau

📝 Mains Question:
Discuss the significance of the discovery of 4.16-billion-year-old rocks in Quebec for understanding early Earth history and the formation of the planet’s crust.


#Geography #GS1

🔆 Earth’s Oldest Rocks Found in Quebec, Canada

📍 Researchers identify Earth’s oldest-known rocks
Located along Hudson Bay in Quebec, Canada
Rocks belong to Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt
Dated to 4.16 billion years ago, from the Hadean Eon
Rocks are metamorphosed volcanic rocks of basaltic composition
Formed from magma intrusions, which cooled & solidified underground
Provide rare insights into Earth’s earliest crust formation
Help decode conditions during the Hadean, a time with little physical evidence
Previous record: 4.03 billion-year-old rocks from Northwest Territories, Canada

📘 Source: Reuters | Study published in journal Science


📝 Prelims Question:
Which geological formation was recently found to contain Earth’s oldest-known rocks?
A. Canadian Shield
B. Appalachian Belt
C. Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt
D. Laurentian Plateau

📝 Mains Question:
Discuss the significance of the discovery of 4.16-billion-year-old rocks in Quebec for understanding early Earth history and the formation of the planet’s crust.


#Geography #GS1
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