Oldest piece of our planet

WA Toffee · February 25, 2014

Scientists have just found a piece of crystal in Western Australia which they have confirmed to be 4.4 Billion years old making it the oldest known piece of our planet

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sc...-of-earth-scientists-find-20140224-hvdkd.html

Hellerad · February 25, 2014

Crazy it could survive tectonics and volcanism.

Bilko · February 25, 2014

stupid question I guess , wouldn't the planet all be the same age !!!?.

WA Toffee · February 25, 2014

Bilko said:
stupid question I guess , wouldn't the planet all be the same age !!!?.

I think it is the oldest part of the crust. The Earth itself is slightly older but that is all in the core, which over billions of years has moved and formed the crust. This would be one of the very first parts to become part of the crust and has remained there for over 4 billion years

EFCNIK · February 25, 2014

What about chico's mar?

Jamo Martinez · February 25, 2014

After further examination of the crystal they've discovered the words 'made in PRC' printed on it.

Moomin · February 25, 2014

Haha, i wonder how the creation lot will denounce this as false.

Dylan · February 25, 2014

Moomin said:
Haha, i wonder how the creation lot will denounce this as false.

Well...you know...the carbon aging process is not very accurate....

lol

Moomin · February 25, 2014

Dylan said:
Well...you know...the carbon aging process is not very accurate....

lol

Its 4.4 billion years out, but you have to give them credit for sticking to their guns though. No listening to reason for some people.

Kurt. · February 25, 2014

EFCNIK said:
What about chico's mar?

Hers is a different kinda crust mate.

blaggerblue · February 25, 2014

Bilko said:
stupid question I guess , wouldn't the planet all be the same age !!!?.

There was a collision between the earth and a Mars size planet..Im not sure when but its how we have a moon today..Maybe this rock survived the impact

Maxwell · February 25, 2014

honestly thought it was BLFs dry spell tbh.

Moomin · February 25, 2014

blaggerblue said:
There was a collision between the earth and a Mars size planet..Im not sure when but its how we have a moon today..Maybe this rock survived the impact

Stop it, the world is only 7000 years old. Stop it with your lies.

blaggerblue · February 25, 2014

Bilko said:
stupid question I guess , wouldn't the planet all be the same age !!!?.

There was a collision between the earth and a Mars size planet..Im not sure when but its how we have a moon today..Maybe this rock survived the impact

Moomin said:
Stop it, the world is only 7000 years old. Stop it with your lies.

I rebuke your Biblical poison!!!!

Bruce Wayne · February 25, 2014

I love stories like this. Incredible stuff. On the subject of creationism, I'm never really sure why folks don't suggest that God (or AN Other creator) did a version of an evolutionary algorithm, whereby a creator produces the system, gives that system some basic rules, and then leaves it to evolve of its own accord.

That would at least fit with the whole big bang thing, ie a creator made the universe via the big bang and gave it certain natural laws, then left it to it.

Of course, I'm not sure that fits with the bible, which perhaps isn't surprising given humanities understanding of these things wasn't up to much when the bible was written.