I just touched science!

[Tigger]

Think, my daughters will be able to tell their class that they touched the oldest rock on earth!

One wrong letter there and you would have had the cops at your door.

Anyhoo - I love the Titanic and all things Titanic, and I'm sick of bastards saying "Don't salvage anything, it's a graveyard." No it's not - it's the fuckin' Titanic, and I want a lump of coal or a plate from the bastard!

Let's go fucking get one, Dev. I'll hold the rope and pilot the boat if you can go diving.

FUCK YEAH!!!

We won't even need to bring drink because there's shit loads of Champagne lying at the bottom in good nick!

I got to meet a Titanic survivor when I was a kid - I was so proud of that; it was fascinating.

Was he called Bob?

[Cunt]

We won't even need to bring drink because there's shit loads of Champagne lying at the bottom in good nick!

Champagne should be lying at the bottom of the sea if there is any justice. They have produced the foulest spoilt grape juice ever.

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Think, my daughters will be able to tell their class that they touched the oldest rock on earth!

I'm se-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-riously envious! Way cool!

You can buy one yourself - no need to envy. I am waiting for the fellow to say how he wants to be contacted etc (but I could PM you his e-mail addy if you want to beat the crowd)

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Gneiss is just a classification of metamorphic rock. I assume you meant he found a formation of gneiss which is 3.962 billion years old.
/pedant

Thanks, I didn't know. However, to me, this old one will always be THE (g)nice rock!

Where did he find it? Greenland is my guess, that's where most of the really old stuff is.

Since you are so smart, I am really pleased you guessed wrong. It was found on an island in the Acasta River, Northwest Territories, Canada.

It's so fucking far north it's even north of HERE!

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[mistermack]

That's old, but some of our dna may actually be older.
Does anybody know if we still carry the first dna?
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[JimC]

I love a gneiss piece of schist!

[Pappa]

There's a piece of the moon at my local museum. I'd love to break open the case and touch it.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Gneiss story, mate.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

I did two years of dual-honours Biology/Geology (before switching to single-honours Biology for my final year), so it'd be a bit fucking embarrassing if I hadn't heard of gneiss before.

[AshtonBlack]

I did two years of dual-honours Biology/Geology (before switching to single-honours Biology for my final year), so it'd be a bit fucking embarrassing if I hadn't heard of gneiss before.

Indeed. So had you?

[Horwood Beer-Master]

I did two years of dual-honours Biology/Geology (before switching to single-honours Biology for my final year), so it'd be a bit fucking embarrassing if I hadn't heard of gneiss before.

Indeed. So had you?

Yes!

[Cunt]

I love a gneiss piece of schist!

Is there a smilie?

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There's a piece of the moon at my local museum. I'd love to break open the case and touch it.

Have you asked them? You might be able to if you...service the right people...

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Gneiss story, mate.

Once again, there MUST be a 'groan' smilie...

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I did two years of dual-honours Biology/Geology (before switching to single-honours Biology for my final year), so it'd be a bit fucking embarrassing if I hadn't heard of gneiss before.

Indeed. So had you?

Yes!

Because of my lack of education I didn't phrase the question very well (as pointed out by an earlier pedantress/pedantrer) but what I meant to ask was if folks knew about this particularly old bit which was found quite recently.

So had you known about this particular find, Horwood Beer-Master?

[Faithfree]

Well done Cunt! I'd like a bit for the mantle piece.

As a geologist I have heard of the Acasta Gneiss. The claimant for the world's oldest rock keep changing. For years it used to be the Isua Gneiss in Greenland (3.8 billion years). Where next? Here in Australia we have even older mineral grains, back to 4.4 billion years, but only as microscopic components incorporated into somewhat younger sedimentary rocks.

And next to me now I have an even older rock, but it's not from earth - as an iron meteorite I'm assuming about 4.55 billion like the rest, but will admit this actual specimen hasn't been dated.

[Cunt]

Well done Cunt! I'd like a bit for the mantle piece.

As would I. I am waiting, thighs wet with anticipation, for more word on getting my autographed piece. If you would like, I can send you his e-mail (via PM) so that you can ask him for one yourself. If I heard the rumour correctly, he is charging about 150 CD for a piece. Considering what it took to find it, and what it takes to go get some, I think it's a bargain!

As a geologist I have heard of the Acasta Gneiss. The claimant for the world's oldest rock keep changing. For years it used to be the Isua Gneiss in Greenland (3.8 billion years). Where next? Here in Australia we have even older mineral grains, back to 4.4 billion years, but only as microscopic components incorporated into somewhat younger sedimentary rocks.

Be tough to get one of THOSE autographed...

And next to me now I have an even older rock, but it's not from earth - as an iron meteorite I'm assuming about 4.55 billion like the rest, but will admit this actual specimen hasn't been dated.

The COOLEST fucking people are here! Can you show us a photo of it?

[devogue]

Well done Cunt! I'd like a bit for the mantle piece.

Who needs Shakespeare?

[Horwood Beer-Master]

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I did two years of dual-honours Biology/Geology (before switching to single-honours Biology for my final year), so it'd be a bit fucking embarrassing if I hadn't heard of gneiss before.

Indeed. So had you?

Yes!

Because of my lack of education I didn't phrase the question very well (as pointed out by an earlier pedantress/pedantrer) but what I meant to ask was if folks knew about this particularly old bit which was found quite recently...

Oh. Ok, no.

[Svartalf]

Gneiss is just a classification of metamorphic rock. I assume you meant he found a formation of gneiss which is 3.962 billion years old.
/pedant

Where did he find it? Greenland is my guess, that's where most of the really old stuff is.

I was going to ask the same question... except AFAIK, the oldest I knew of up to recently were from the Canadian shield... to the point that some of those are actually called Labrador Stone in French