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Here, then, we have the oldest known rocks. Are they, then, absolutely the oldest — the primitive rocks, as some imagine? By no means. They are stratified rocks, and therefore consolidated sediments, and therefore, also, the debris of still older rocks, of which we know nothing. Thus, we seek in vain for the absolutely oldest, the primitive crust.

John LeConte

John LeConte

John LeConte

Born: December 4, 1818

Died: April 29, 1891 (aged 72)

Bio: John LeConte was an American scientist and academic. He served as president of the University of California from 1869 to 1870 and again from 1875 to 1881.

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