South African facts: Barberton Greenstone Belt In Mpumalanga the - TopicsExpress



          

South African facts: Barberton Greenstone Belt In Mpumalanga the Barberton Mountain range is over 3.5 billion years old, and remains one of the best preserved and least altered early Archaean rock formations in the world. Also, a bacterial micro fossil Archaeospheroides barbertoniswas discovered here and is believed to have been the first form of life on earth. NASA is reputed to often visit this area and study the rocks, to gain a better understanding of how life could form on other planets. See more at: travelground/blog/ten-unusual-facts-about-sa/#sthash.t67vRQiV.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:00:03 +0000

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