24: Allen Nutman – “Faraway places with unpronounceable names” – dating Greenland’s ancient rocks

Update: 2020-12-08

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In this episode, we hear more from Allen Nutman, Professor of Geology at the University of Wollongong in Australia, about his work on dating some of the oldest rocks in the world, in the Isua supracrustal belt, close to the inland ice in the Nuuk region.

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24: Allen Nutman – “Faraway places with unpronounceable names” – dating Greenland’s ancient rocks

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24: Allen Nutman – “Faraway places with unpronounceable names” – dating Greenland’s ancient rocks

Julie Hollis

24: Allen Nutman – “Faraway places with unpronounceable names” – dating Greenland’s ancient rocks