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Granite is not the oldest rock in the world. The oldest rocks on earth are gneiss, particularly the Acasta Gneiss and are about 4. 09 billion years old.

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No, granite is not the oldest rock in the world. Some of the oldest rocks on Earth are found in Western Australia and are over 4 billion years old, while granite typically ranges from 300 million to 3 billion years old.

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