
4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
This rock was collected from Akilia island, Greenland by Dr Clark Friend of Oxford Brookes University during the 1990s, and has been isotropically dated at approximately 3.87 billion years. The banded iron formation and asociated organic carbon life indicate that life existed at that time.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10315528
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