World's Oldest Rock

World's Oldest Rock (HM1AZ1)

Location: Granite Falls, MN 56241 Yellow Medicine County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 48.199', W 95° 32.77'

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Site of some of the oldest exposed rock in the world. Geologists estimate this Granitic Gneiss was formed 3,800,000,000 years ago.
Erected by
the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society
1975
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HM NumberHM1AZ1
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Year Placed1975
Placed ByThe Yellow Medicine County Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 9:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 298637 N 4964255
Decimal Degrees44.80331667, -95.54616667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 48.199', W 95° 32.77'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 48' 11.94" N, 95° 32' 46.20" W
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Area Code(s)320, 507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 28-34 540th St, Granite Falls MN 56241, US
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