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Why are no rocks found that date from the first 800 million years of Earth's existence?

Why are no rocks found that date from the first 800 million years of Earth's existence?
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Why are no rocks found that date from the first 800 million years of Earth's existence?

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Probably because over such a long period of time, rocks exposed to the elements should have weathered.
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Earth was too hot to have solid rocks at that time. APEX

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