A bald man with a blue beard and sunglasses stands at the edge of the Grand Canyon, delivering a narrated commentary on its geological significance. He wears a black sleeveless shirt and a beige backp... More about Grand Canyon Visitor Center

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hey guys parry trails here reporting to you from one of the most famous geoscapes on earth the grand canyon 17 miles wide at its widest one mile deep at its deepest took maybe about five million years to make it believe it or not that is the blink of an eye in the geographical geological terms You know that in that mile it's actually exposed some of the oldest rocks known? They're the Vishnu Schist. They formed 1.8 billion years ago. How's them for facts?


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