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The first limestone was formed billions of years ago in early geological history

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that the first limestone was formed billions of years ago in early geological history?

Yes. Geological evidence confirms that limestone formations date far back into Precambrian and early geological history.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers include studies on Late Precambrian and Proterozoic carbonate sequences (such as the Ara Formation and Balwan Limestone) which confirm that limestone formation occurred billions to hundreds of millions of years ago during early geological history.

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Carbonate/evaporite deposition in the Late Precambrian — Early Cambrian Ara Formation of Southern Oman
1990
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Mattes, B. W. & Morris, S. C. (1990). Carbonate/evaporite deposition in the Late Precambrian — Early Cambrian Ara Formation of Southern Oman. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1992.049.01.37

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Stratigraphy and geochemistry of the Balwan Limestone, Vindhyan Supergroup, India: Evidence for the Bitter Springs δ13C anomaly
2018
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George, B. G., Ray, J., Shukla, A., Chatterjee, A., Awasthi, N., & Laskar, A. (2018). Stratigraphy and geochemistry of the Balwan Limestone, Vindhyan Supergroup, India: Evidence for the Bitter Springs δ13C anomaly. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PRECAMRES.2018.05.008

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved papers include studies on Late Precambrian and Proterozoic carbonate sequences (such as the Ara Formation and Balwan Limestone) which confirm that limestone formation occurred billions to hundreds of millions of years ago during early geological history.

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