Oldest Earth - Jack Hills Zircon - Classic Riker Box Specimen ammolite So the profound

So the profound

this range is home to the second-highest peak in the world: K2

"Beauty is meaningless until it is shared

5 billion years ago during the creation of our solar system

Oldest Earth - Jack Hills Zircon - Classic Riker Box Specimen ammolite So the profoundThis specimen is a small piece of the Jack Hills formation north of Perth in Western Australia (pictured above). The rough, sedimentary layers of the Jack Hills formation are 3. 3 billion years old, but they also contain much older zircon crystals across a range of time from 3. 6 to nearly 4. 4 billion years old. The specimen measures 1x1 cm and is enclosed inside an acrylic specimen jar. The jar is enclosed inside a classic, glass topped riker