geology of australia and new zealand, hws/uc 2007
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8. Great moments in Australian Geology including formation of ore deposits. Geology of Australia and New Zealand, HWS/UC 2007. Some important dates…. 4.4 Ga Oldest mineral grain, zircon from sandstones in SW Australia 3.8-4.0 Ga, Oldest rocks, Acosta Fm, NW Canada - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Geology of Australia and New Zealand, HWS/UC
2007
8. Great moments in Australian
Geology including formation of ore
deposits
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Some important dates…
• 4.4 Ga Oldest mineral grain, zircon from sandstones in SW Australia• 3.8-4.0 Ga, Oldest rocks, Acosta Fm, NW Canada• 3.5-3.8 Ga, Oldest biomarkers (organic compounds with enriched
light isotopes of C), Isua, Greenland• 3.4 Ga, Oldest claimed fossils, Warrawoona Group, W. Australia• 2.7 Ga, Oldest accepted fossils, South Africa• 2.7 Ga, Methylhopanes, metabolic products of cyanobacteria,
Pilbara, W. Australia• 640 Ma, Earliest multicellular fossils, Ediacaran Hills, South
Australia• 580 Ma, Complex animal fossils, Burgess Shale, Canadian Rockies• after ca. 550Ma, Abundant fossils (hard skeletons), widespread• ca. 350Ma, Development of land plants, followed by massive coal
deposition, ca. 320-250 Ma
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