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How old is the Canadian Shield?

April 26, 2017Canadian Shield

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How old is the Canadian Shield?

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The Canadian Shield contains the first solid land to be elevated above the sea level. The oldest of the rocks are precambrian in origin and were formed some 2.5 billion years ago. This makes the Shield about half as old as the Earth itself (4.