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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Other than LAVA BASED rocks, ALL rocks are the same age!! ALL of the earth except for living things are the SAME AGE except for lava and meteors....am I wrong? Did God make newer rocks?


24 posted on 03/24/2007 7:47:18 AM PDT by Suzy Quzy (Hillary '08...Her Phoniness is Genuine!!!)
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To: Suzy Quzy
ALL rocks are the same age!! ....am I wrong?

As an example from the article

Today, oceanic crust is created at plate boundaries known as mid-ocean ridges, where magma rises from the asthenospehere through cracks in the ocean floor, cools and spreads away.

As it moves away from the spreading centre towards the edges of the oceans it becomes cooler, denser and eventually starts to sink back into the mantle to be recycled.

"Sea floor is not normally preserved for more than 200 million years," said Professor Rosing.

26 posted on 03/24/2007 8:35:45 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Suzy Quzy
ALL of the earth except for living things are the SAME AGE

I don't think so....

28 posted on 03/24/2007 8:52:21 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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To: Suzy Quzy
Did God make newer rocks?

Only if you see God in processes like erosion and volcanism. I do.

For a great read and pleasant introduction to historical geology I recommend "Rising from the Plains" by geology-oriented author John McPhee. While he may come a little close to environmental 'preachiness' in a few places (he's dealing with the geologist-grandson of John Muir!) he keeps it pretty balanced. The educational aspect of the book far outweighs any negatives IMO.

I think you may be astounded at how much "new rock" has been created over the past 4+ billion years!

29 posted on 03/24/2007 9:12:30 AM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: Suzy Quzy
Other than LAVA BASED rocks, ALL rocks are the same age!!

New sedimentary rock formation is an ongoing process.

30 posted on 03/24/2007 9:20:26 AM PDT by FreeReign
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