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1400Ma old meteorite layer?

There was a news in text-tv of Finnish television:

"Ancient material from space has been found in Köyliö (or Koeylioe)

The oldest meteoritelayer in the world has been found in Koeylioe.

Over 1400Ma old Micrometeorites fossils has been found in sandstone of
Satakunta (SW part of Finland).

There was a lecture on findings from Koeylioe already 30 years ago in Turku
University. By help from Münster University age of micrometeorites was
confirmed just recently. Magnetical studies was made in laboratories of
Geological Survey of Finland in Espoo.

About 20 spherules from space were found in sample. Diameters of those are
about 0,2mm. They have formed when meteorites has melted in upper part of
atmosphere."

(Translated by me.)

The article about these findings has been published in the latest
Nature-magazine and in conference which was held in March in Houston, Texas. 

There is four photos in GSF homepages:
http://www.gsf.fi/domestic/lehtiin/naturekuva.jpg

Regards,
Jarmo

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Jarmo Moilanen
Vattukuja 14 as 14
FIN-90460 Oulunsalo
FINLAND
e-mail: jarmom@netppl.fi
homepage: http://www.netppl.fi/~jarmom/index.htm
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