Radiometric dating suggests Canadian outcrop contains the world's oldest rock.
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Dance, A. Record-breaking rocks?. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1128
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1128