Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an ancient andesite meteorite discovered in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert in Algeria. It is believed to be a fragment of a chondritic protoplanet that is over 4.566 billion years old, and is believed to be the oldest known volcanic rock on Earth.[2][3][4] It is held at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum.[5]
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^Barrat, Jean-Alix; Chaussidon, Marc; Yamaguchi, Akira; Beck, Pierre; Villeneuve, Johan; Byrne, David J.; Broadley, Michael W.; Marty, Bernard (2021-03-16). "A 4,566-My-old andesite from an extinct chondritic protoplanet". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (11): e2026129118. arXiv:2105.01911. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11820261B. doi:10.1073/pnas.2026129118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7980472. PMID 33836612.
^Beltran, Isabella (2021-03-08). "Erg Chech 002: 4.6 Billion Year Old Meteorite Shed Light on the Evolution of the Solar System". Science Times. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^Crane, Leah (8 March 2021). "4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found". New Scientist.
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