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4.6-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Is The Oldest Magmatic Rock Ever Found – Forbes
Erg Chech 002, a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite found in Algeria in May 2020, shows signs of magmatic differentation, suggesting it formed in the crust of a protoplanet….
The Erg Chech 002 meteorite’s large crystals suggest that the rock cooled slowly.
Darryl Pitt/Maine Mineral and Gem Museum
Erg Chech 002 (shortened to EC 002) is the name given to a meteorite found in Adrar, Algeria, in May 2020, with a “relatively coarse-grained, tan and beige” texture and “larger green, yellow-green and less commonly yellow-brown” crystals, according to a description by the Lunar and Planetary Institute
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