tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post2409757476726800355..comments2024-03-28T12:13:48.438-04:00Comments on Hudson Valley Geologist: Acasta GneissStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397810357022541561noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-71727610356709054452011-09-02T17:16:32.741-04:002011-09-02T17:16:32.741-04:00I was just looking up the age of the gneiss my gra...I was just looking up the age of the gneiss my grandson hugged (yes, hugged--I took a pic: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150296102794444&set=o.236116876426097&type=1&theater) when we visited the SI Natural History Museum in 2009, as the date on the sign in my photo is a bit blurry. Interesting to see this recent blog of yours! 4 Billion years (I think the sign must read 3.96 Billion) Thanks for this report!<br /><br />Also, just recently read about the oldest microfossil find of 3.4 billion years in Australia, which puts the date of life on earth back from a former 2.7 billion!<br /><br />Barbara Fysh, British Columbia, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com