Jack hills metaconglomerate Western Australia contains oldest material of terrestrial origin: zircons billion years old

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Jack hills metaconglomerate, The metaconglomerates of the Jack Hills of Western Australia are the source rocks for detrital ZIRCONS that have been dated to be as old as billion years, OLDEST KNOWN MATERIAL OF ANY KIND ON EARTH

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