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If scientists believe Earth is actually 4.6 billion years old, why haven't scientists found older

oceanic crust?

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So far scientists have not found a way to find the exact age of the Earth directly from Earth rocks because Earth's oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. Ancient rocks exceeding 3.5 billion years in age are found on all of Earth's continents

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