Acasta gneiss

This specimen is a slice from an outcrop of Acasta River gneiss that dates at 3.962 billion years, the oldest known rock in the world. It is called banded tonalite gneiss.

Accession No.
989.092.001
Region
Tłı̨chǫ
Location
Acasta River
Date
3.9 billion years old
Acasta gneiss