Conglomerate Jack Hill
Place Collected(Object)
: Oceania, Australia, Mount Narryer Date: 1990
Dimensions:25.5 x 23 x 9 cm
Taxonomy
- Attributes
- Objects
- Petrology Taxonomy
- Specimen Genetic Class:
Sedimentary
- Specimen Category:
Clastic
- Specimen Group:
Conglomerate
Object number: ROMESG38204
Credit Line: Collected by Dr. Fernando Corfu
DescriptionSedimentary Rock - Oldest Rock on our Earth - Jack Hill conglomerate holds the oldest known zircons (minerals we can use to measure uranium-lead decay) on Earth. The current age of the 4.2 billion year old.
