Jim K Global Moderator Posted December 17, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2016 Quote A team of University of Toronto geoscientists has made a discovery that could lead to a new understanding of ancient life on Earth and other planets: two billion-year-old water, believed to be the oldest H2O ever found, in a mine in Timmins, Ont. "We thought, 'Wow,'" said Oliver Warr, a postdoctoral researcher and leader of the team. "Everything about the water is brand new. We are seeing signals in all isotopes that we've identified so far that we've never seen anywhere else." /snip Calculating water's age Warr said helium, argon, neon, krypton and xenon were found in the water. Those gases accumulate over time in the fluid trapped in rock fractures. Calculating how much of each gas has accumulated in the water helped the researchers figure out its age. /snip Full article at CBCNews Anyone thirsty? I wouldn't drink it ... really salty and would taste disgusting per the article. +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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