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posted 27. January 2005 00:31

Source: University of Chicago News Office

[B]Summary from University of Chicago News:

A study led by Nicolas Dauphas of the University of Chicago and Chicago's Field Museum has clarified the sedimentary origin of the world's oldest rocks, reinforcing the possibility that they contain the earliest evidence for life on Earth. These rocks are found in southwest Greenland, including Iron Mountain of the Issua region pictured here.

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