Re: GTT#5

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Posted by MMMMarcia on May 15, 2001 at 17:49:04:

In Reply to: GTT#5 posted by Diana S. on May 15, 2001 at 07:50:55:

: #5 - Did you know.....that the NC mountains have the oldest exposed rock in the world? On Grandfather Mtn., The Grenville-age Precambrian gneiss is believed to be 1.2 BILLION years old and is called "the window to the birth of the earth".

: 29 days and counting...Have a good one,
: Di
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Ahhhhh, yes! That's what I love MOST about these mountains...they are SO ancient, and worn down to rounded shapes that are so beautiful to behold! *sigh* Can't WAIT to see them, and YOU, and everybody again!

MMMM

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: : #5 - Did you know.....that the NC mountains have the oldest exposed rock in the world? On Grandfather Mtn., The Grenville-age Precambrian gneiss is believed to be 1.2 BILLION years old and is called "the window to the birth of the earth".

: : 29 days and counting...Have a good one,
: : Di
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

: Ahhhhh, yes!  That's what I love MOST about these mountains...they are SO ancient, and worn down to rounded shapes that are so beautiful to behold!  *sigh*  Can't WAIT to see them, and YOU, and everybody again!

: MMMM


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