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The Acasta Gneiss was metamorphosed between 3.58 and 4.031 billion years ago.

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Is it true that the Acasta Gneiss was metamorphosed between 3.58 and 4.031 billion years ago?

Yes. Geological evidence from the Acasta Gneiss Complex confirms the presence of ancient crust spanning from approximately 4.0 billion years ago into the Eoarchean.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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The retrieved papers consistently reference the Acasta Gneiss as containing some of Earth's oldest rocks, with radiometric dating and isotopic analyses placing its formation and early metamorphic/magmatic history within the claimed timeframe (around 4.0 Ga and younger).

Evidence for · 3
2023
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Q, Z., L, Z., D, Z., AP, N., RN, M., Y, L., QL, L., HM, Y., B, F., CJ, S., & XH, L. (2023). No evidence of supracrustal recycling in Si-O isotopes of Earth's oldest rocks 4 Ga ago.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf0693

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2020
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SM, A., JR, R., ND, G., AW, H., Z, Z., & N, D. (2020). Titanium isotopes constrain a magmatic transition at the Hadean-Archean boundary in the Acasta Gneiss Complex.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc9959

2024
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EE, M., AM, B., TB, B., JW, V., H, R., J, O., & K, K. (2024). Zircon geochemistry from early evolved terranes records coeval stagnant- and mobile-lid tectonic regimes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2405378121

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The retrieved papers consistently reference the Acasta Gneiss as containing some of Earth's oldest rocks, with radiometric dating and isotopic analyses placing its formation and early metamorphic/magmatic history within the claimed timeframe (around 4.0 Ga and younger).

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