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Archaean

Widely used term for the earliest era of geological time; the first part of the Precambrian Eon, spanning the interval from the formation of Earth to about 2,500 million years ago.



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by a number of Archean greenstone belts in the Hearne sub-province of the Churchill Structural Province which are favorable for high grade gold and nickel deposits.
The Archean begins with the formation of the Earth's crust 4 billion years ago and extends to 2.
Most of the largest formations date from the late Archean eon, which ended around 2.
 
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