# Runes cut in calcite are about 25 per cent shallower than those in greywacke, which a presenter read as about…

> Runes cut in calcite are about 25 per cent shallower than those in greywacke, which a presenter read as about 130 years of wear.

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# Runes cut in calcite are about 25 per cent shallower than those in greywacke, which a presenter read as about…

Runes cut in calcite are about 25 per cent shallower than those in greywacke, which a presenter read as about 130 years of wear.

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[The inscription was carved in Minnesota between about 1885 and 1898.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/answers/ANS0CT1HX1M2PGN/the-inscription-was-carved-in-minnesota-between-about-1885)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Runes cut in calcite are about 25 per cent shallower than those in greywacke, which a presenter read as about… [Evidence EVD0CT1HXS218PY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CT1HXS218PY
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