We asked our Earth Systems team to show us the oldest rock in their collection, and BOY did they deliver ☄️ This old-timer is called the Murchison meteorite. It’s named after the town near to where it found in 1969 - Murchison, Victoria, Australia. Located on Yorta Yorta Country. It’s age comes from the pre-solar grains inside, which are dated to be around 7 billion years old. It’s older than the solar system. By about 2.5 billion years, in fact. As always, you can count on Earth Systems to 1) t

72K views · 1.1K reactions | The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered. Learn more https://trib.al/0GSvYRB | LiveScience | Facebook

Acasta Gneiss: this polished sphere is a sample from the oldest known rock formation on Earth- rocks from this area are dated as old as 4.03 billion years old based on multiple and mutually consistent radiometric dating techniques. This gneiss is only found in the Northwest Territories of Canada and was collected by Yellowknife resident Mark Brown. Happy Earth Day 2024! ➡️ Follow the link in my profile for info on how to obtain a chunk of the oldest piece of Earth for yourself (and many other sc