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Oldest Matter Ever Collected Specimen Type: Meteorite Estimated Age: 4,568,200,000 years old We might call this item the stuff that the universe is made of. After all, Carbonaceous Chondrites are the oldest matter humans have collected so far! Carbonaceous Chondrites comprise a class of meteorites containing the earliest, most primitive matter ever found.  Carbonaceous chondrites … [Read more…]