Multiple Choice
The oldest rocks are about ________ and found in ________.
A) < 5000 years; Ireland and Israel
B) 1.6 billion years; compressional mountain belts on continental margins
C) 1.7-1.9 billion years; island arcs within the western Pacific
D) 3.5 billion years; continental shield areas, deep within continents
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