Hadean time

Ha·de·an Time

n.

The Hadean period of time. Also called Hadean Eon. See Table at geologic time.

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Ha·de·an Time

(hā-dē′ən)

The period of time between 4.6 and 3.8 billion years ago, when the solar system was forming and the Earth was solidifying. No rocks are known from this time, as they were probably eroded or drawn deep into the Earth and melted through the processes of plate tectonics. See Chart at geologic time.

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Hadean time - the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life Hadean, Hadean aeon, Hadean eon, Priscoan, Priscoan aeon, Priscoan eon

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