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    Greenstone belts are zones of variably metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequences with associated sedimentary rocks that occur within Archaean...
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    The Barberton Greenstone Belt is situated on the eastern edge of the Kaapvaal Craton in South Africa. It is known for its gold mineralisation and for...
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    The Isua Greenstone Belt is an Archean greenstone belt in southwestern Greenland, aged between 3.7 and 3.8 billion years. The belt contains variably metamorphosed...
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    The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt (NGB; Inuktitut: [nuv.vu.a.git.tuq]) is a sequence of metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic and associated sedimentary...
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  • The Abitibi greenstone belt is a 2,800-to-2,600-million-year-old greenstone belt that spans across the Ontario–Quebec border in Canada. It is mostly made...
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    Eswatini granite-greenstone terrane situated in the southeastern part of the craton." Archean life in the Barberton Greenstone Belt – Some of the most...
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  • greenstone belts Hounde greenstone belt Boromo greenstone belt Kilo-Moto Lufico - Cabinda Cassinga Barberton greenstone belt Pietersberg greenstone belt...
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    The Temagami Greenstone Belt (TGB) is a small 2.7 billion year old greenstone belt in the Temagami region of Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It represents...
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    Y.; Condie, Kent C. (2001). "Archean mantle plumes: Evidence from greenstone belt geochemistry". Mantle Plumes: Their Identification Through Time. doi:10...
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  • jade and similar stones Greenstone belt, Archean and Proterozoic volcanic–sedimentary rock sequences Isle Royale greenstone Chlorastrolite, found in...
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    Swayze greenstone belt further south is interpreted to be a southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Archean Red Lake greenstone belt in...
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  • The Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) is a greenstone belt located in the northern part of the Fennoscandian Shield. The region belongs to Lapland...
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    craton. The Marda–Diemals greenstone belt in the Southern Cross Terrane can be divided into three layers: the lower greenstone belt (ca. 3.0 Ga) characterized...
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    Swayze greenstone belt further south is interpreted to be a southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Archean Red Lake greenstone belt in...
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    continent. The oldest BIFs are associated with greenstone belts and include the BIFs of the Isua Greenstone Belt, the oldest known, which have an estimated...
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  • The Ecstall Greenstone Belt is a north-northwest trending greenstone belt in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Kitimat Ranges...
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    (over 2500 million years old), mostly belong to granite-greenstone belts. The greenstone belts contain metavolcanic and metasedimentary rock that has undergone...
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    The Flin Flon greenstone belt, also referred to as the Flin Flon – Snow Lake greenstone belt, is a Precambrian greenstone belt located in the central area...
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  • Swayze greenstone belt is a late Archean greenstone belt in northern Ontario, Canada. It is the southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. Volcanism...
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    evaporitic precipitation then deposited on the sea floor. The Barberton Greenstone Belt, located in the Kaapvaal Craton, also contains evidence of life. It...
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    Abitibi gold belt is a region of Canada that extends from Wawa, Ontario to Val-d'Or, Quebec. Located within the mineral-rich Abitibi greenstone belt, the gold...
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  • The South Pass greenstone belt (2.8 Ga) is located within the Wyoming craton in the US. The region was the site of Wyoming's initial gold discovery in...
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    The Hope Bay greenstone belt, also called the Hope Bay volcanic belt, is a 42 km (26 mi) long Archean greenstone belt in western portion of Kivalliq Region...
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  • The Yellowknife greenstone belt, also called the Yellowknife Volcanic Belt, is an Archean greenstone belt in the southern Slave craton, Northwest Territories...
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    contains migmatitic TTG gneisses, and the eastern block contains 2.7 Ga greenstone belts and calc-alkaline plutons. The formation of the basement rock of the...
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    The Barberton greenstone belt (BGB) is located in the Kapvaal craton of southeastern Africa. It characterizes one of the most well-preserved and oldest...
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  • Archean: a period defined by the first crustal formations (the Isua greenstone belt) until the deposition of banded iron formations due to increasing atmospheric...
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    remainder in neighbouring Eswatini. It constitutes 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt. The area ranges in altitude from 600 to 1,800 metres (2,000 to 5,900 ft)...
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    mafic and ultramafic greenstone belt rocks, intrusive granitic dome structures, and volcanic sedimentary rocks. These greenstone belts worldwide are thought...
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    usually only found in fold and thrust belts, and are often heavily metamorphosed. These are known as greenstone belts, because low-grade metamorphism of...
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