Isua Supracrustal Belt, southwest Greenland: Geochronology

Vickie Bennett, Allen P Nutman

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    Abstract

    The 35-km-long by up to 4-km-wide Isua supracrustal belt (ISB) lying within the Isukasia terrane, southern West Greenland (Fig. 1), consists of ca. 3,700 and 3,800 million years old (Ma) volcanic and sedimentary rocks that are among the oldest on the Earth. The ISB is the most significant and highly studied region for understanding early Earth chemistry and environments. This is because of its great antiquity and excellent exposures of a diverse range of rock types, including pillow basalts and banded iron formations (BIF).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Scientific Dating Methods
    EditorsW. Jack Rink, Jeroen Thompson
    Place of PublicationNetherlands
    PublisherSpringer Netherlands
    Pages4pp
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9789400763265
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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