Crystal is 'oldest scrap of crust'
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
A tiny 4.4-billion-year-old crystal from the Jack Hills region of Western Australia is confirmed as the oldest fragment of Earth's crust.
A tiny 4.4-billion-year-old crystal from the Jack Hills region of Western Australia is confirmed as the oldest fragment of Earth's crust.