Ancient Rock Formation in Canada May Be Oldest on Earth

Rocks in Canada’s Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colours with flecks of pink and black.

Scientists found what just might be Earth's oldest rocks

New research suggests a group of rocks found in northeastern Canada might just be the oldest rocks on Earth.

World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim

Ancient rock formation in Canada may be oldest on Earth

NEW YORK — In a rock formation in Canada, scientists identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth.

New study confirms the location of the oldest rocks on Earth

The site of the oldest rocks on Earth, 30km from Inukjuak, in Nunavik, Canada. Credit: University of Ottawa The northeastern Canadian province of Quebec is home to the oldest known rocks on Earth and likely the last remnants of our planet’s early crust. A new study has dated the rocks to at least 4.16 billion years ago (bya) during Earth’s first geologic eon – the Hadean. The Earth is about 4.54 billion years old, placing them within the first 5…