The oldest vestiges of continental crust, which date from the Archaean aeon about 4 billion years ago, are in Acasta in north-west Canada.
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Archaean
//ɑːˈkiːən//
Synonyms for "archaean" (4 found)
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31 translations across 19 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- arqueà adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- arqueà name (Archaean eon)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 太古代的 adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- 太古代 name (Archaean eon)
Czech
2 entries- archaikum name (Archaean eon)
- prahory name (Archaean eon)
Danish
1 entries- arkeisk adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Dutch
2 entries- archaïcum name (Archaean eon)
- archeïcum name (Archaean eon)
Estonian
3 entries- arhaikum name (Archaean eon)
- ürgaegkond name (Archaean eon)
- ürgeoon name (Archaean eon)
Finnish
2 entries- arkeeinen adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- arkeeinen aioni name (Archaean eon)
Greek
2 entries- αρχαιοζωικός adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- Αρχαιοζωικός name (Archaean eon)
Hungarian
1 entries- archaikum name (Archaean eon)
Irish
1 entries- Aircéach adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Italian
1 entries- archeano adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Kazakh
1 entries- архей adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- arkeisk adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- arkeisk adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
Polish
1 entries- archaik name (Archaean eon)
Portuguese
2 entries- arqueano adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- Arqueano name (Archaean eon)
Russian
2 entries- архе́йский adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- архе́й name (Archaean eon)
Spanish
2 entries- arcaico adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- Arcaico name (Archaean eon)
Swedish
2 entries- arkeisk adj (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago)
- arkeikum name (Archaean eon)
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