Two-Billion-Year-Old Shungite (IMAGE)

Estonian Research Council

Two-Billion-Year-Old Shungite

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Two-billion-year-old shungite, a type of sedimentary rock exposed in north-western Russia, records evidence for balmy, oxygen-rich conditions on the early Earth. Photo credits K. Paiste.

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K. Paiste.

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