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• The oldest and largest division of geologic time, between the consolidation of the Earth's crust and the beginning of the Cambrian period. It includes all time from the origins of the Earth to about 542 million years ago; about 3.3 billion years in duration.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Precambrian. (n.d.). Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/precambrian.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Precambrian. solareis.anl.gov. Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/precambrian (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Precambrian." Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/precambrian.

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