text: Article by: Jorge Terán | Last update: April 10, 2022
  The entire planet Earth is a large ball of rock, which is why it is classified as one of the 4 rocky planets in the Solar System. Thus, rocks are the materials of which the home of living beings is made, and they are found both inside and outside the earth's surface.
  1 Where are rocks and minerals found?
  2 Where are the oldest rocks on Earth found?
  3 Where are the oldest rocks located and how old are they?
  4 Where are igneous rocks found?
  4.1 Where are volcanic rocks found?
  4.2 What is the origin of igneous rocks?
  4.3 How old are the oldest rocks?
  4.4 What is the age of the rocks?
  4.5 Where would you expect to find older rocks near or far from the ridges?
  4.6 Where are the oldest terrestrial rocks dated at 3,800 my?
  4.7 What is the name of the place where minerals are extracted?
  4.8 Where are minerals formed?
  4.9 How are rocks and minerals formed?
  4.10 How can the age of rocks be determined?
  4.11 How to know the years of a stone?
  4.12 What is the origin of igneous rocks and the reason for the names volcanic rock and Plutonica?
  4.13 What are igneous rocks and how are they classified?
  4.14 How do metamorphic rocks originate?
  4.15 What kind of rocks are found in volcanoes?
  4.16 What kind of rocks make up volcanoes?
  4.17 Where are plutonic rocks found?
  4.18 What are minerals and where does it come from?
  4.19 Where are the minerals of the earth found?
  4.20 How are minerals formed in the soil?
  Where are rocks and minerals found?
  The earth's crust and oceans are the source of a wide variety of useful and essential minerals. Each of the nearly 4,000 minerals in the earth is uniquely defined by its chemical composition and internal structure.
  GEOLOGY. The oldest rocks on Earth, with an age of 4,280 million years, have been found on the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada.
  Where are the oldest rocks located and how old are they?
  In 1999, the oldest known rock on Earth was dated 4031 ± 3 million years old, and is part of the Acasta Gneiss of the Slaves Craton in northwestern Canada.
  They are usually found in the upper part of the earth's crust, generally under metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Thanks to this type of rock, it is possible to understand how the Earth's mantle is composed and, therefore, to read past tectonic events.
  Where are volcanic rocks found?
  It is found on ocean floors and in large areas on the continent, called traps. It is also easily found on oceanic islands and at the bottom of the oceans.
  What is the origin of igneous rocks?
  Igneous or magmatic rocks are those that result from the solidification of molten rocky material, magmas.
  In summary. Some rocks in Canada's Hudson Bay may be the oldest ever found. Experts debate whether its age amounts to 3800 or 4400 million years.
  What is the age of the rocks?
  It measures ages ranging from hundreds of thousands of years to about fifteen million years and is the only reliable one in this age range (except potassium-argon), it is usually more useful in volcanic rocks and it has the ability to date sedimentary rocks.
  Where would you expect to find older rocks near or far from the ridges?
  The rocks are younger near the ridges and get older as you move away from them (up to about 180 million years along the continents).
  Where are the oldest terrestrial rocks dated at 3,800 my?
  Canadian scientists have discovered in Hudson Bay, in eastern Canada, what could be the oldest rocks on Earth, dated between 3.8 billion and 4.28 billion years old.
  What is the name of the place where minerals are extracted?
  Surface or open pit mines. Underground mines. Drilling wells. Underwater mining or dredging.
  Where are minerals formed?
  The origin of many minerals is found in the molten rock (magma) found inside the earth at temperatures between 650-1250 ℃. These liquid masses can in some cases ascend towards the surface which produces their cooling as they ascend.
  How are rocks and minerals formed?
  Rocks are natural materials formed by one or more mineral species. In nature we find three types of rocks: igneous or magmatic rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. They are formed by the cooling of the magma that exists inside the Earth.
  How can the age of rocks be determined?
  The rubidium-strontium dating method is a radiometric dating technique used to determine the age of rocks and minerals from the amounts they contain of the rubidium (87Rb) and strontium (87Sr, 86Sr) isotopes.
  How to know the years of a stone?
  The Stone Age is divided into the following stages: Paleolithic or Old Age, Mesolithic or Middle Ages and Neolithic or New Age. The Paleolithic is divided, in turn, into Lower, Middle and Upper. The Lower ranges between 2,500,000 and 100,000 years BC.
  What is the origin of igneous rocks and the reason for the names volcanic rock and Plutonica?
  Igneous rocks (from the Latin ignis, fire) also named magmatic, are all those that have been formed by solidification of a hot and mobile rocky material called magma; This process, called crystallization, results from the cooling of minerals and the intertwining of their particles.
  What are igneous rocks and how are they classified?
  Igneous rocks are those formed from the solidification of magma, depending on the formation environment, they can be classified as: plutonic or intrusive (formed inside the crust), volcanic or extrusive (formed on the surface) and hypoabyssal or filonianas (formed at depths …
  How do metamorphic rocks originate?
  Metamorphic rocks are formed as a result of the modification, in a solid state, of pre-existing igneous or sedimentary rocks, the protoliths, having been subjected to changes in temperature and pressure conditions or tectonic stresses.
  What kind of rocks are found in volcanoes?
  The most common volcanic rocks on Earth are basalt followed by andesite. Other volcanic rocks include rhyolite, dacite, and trachyte to mention a few.
  What kind of rocks make up volcanoes?
  Magma can give rise to two types of rocks: plutonic rocks, which form when magma cools underground, and volcanic rocks, which form when lava cools on the earth's surface.
  Plutonic rocks, also called intrusive rocks, are those that form thanks to a cooling of magma. This occurs only at especially great depths and in large magma masses.
  What are minerals and where does it come from?
  A mineral is a body produced by processes of an inorganic nature, with a characteristic chemical composition and a crystalline structure, which generally occurs in geometric shapes or contours.
  Where are the minerals of the earth found?
  They are the building block of Earth's rocks, soil, and sand. There are more than 4,900 minerals in the earth's crust. There are more than 4,900 minerals in the earth's crust, but only about 100 are in sufficient abundance to be mined.
  How are minerals formed in the soil?
  The minerals come from the bedrock, which slowly breaks down. They can also be brought by wind and water, which carry them from other eroded areas. Organic matter is the product of the decomposition of dead plants and animals.