Greenstone belts are zones of variably metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequences with associated sedimentary rocks that occur within Archaean...

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...

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...

The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt (NGB; Inuktitut: [nuv.vu.a.git.tuq]) is a sequence of metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic and associated sedimentary...

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...

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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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...

Y.; Condie, Kent C. (2001). "Archean mantle plumes: Evidence from greenstone belt geochemistry". Mantle Plumes: Their Identification Through Time. doi:10...

jade and similar stones Greenstone belt, Archean and Proterozoic volcanic–sedimentary rock sequences Isle Royale greenstone Chlorastrolite, found in...

Swayze greenstone belt further south is interpreted to be a southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Archean Red Lake greenstone belt in...

The Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) is a greenstone belt located in the northern part of the Fennoscandian Shield. The region belongs to Lapland...

Swayze greenstone belt further south is interpreted to be a southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Archean Red Lake greenstone belt in...

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...

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...

evaporitic precipitation then deposited on the sea floor. The Barberton Greenstone Belt, located in the Kaapvaal Craton, also contains evidence of life. It...

The Ecstall Greenstone Belt is a north-northwest trending greenstone belt in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Kitimat Ranges...

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...

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...

Swayze greenstone belt is a late Archean greenstone belt in northern Ontario, Canada. It is the southwestern extension of the Abitibi greenstone belt. Volcanism...

(over 2500 million years old), mostly belong to granite-greenstone belts. The greenstone belts contain metavolcanic and metasedimentary rock that has undergone...

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...

The Yellowknife greenstone belt, also called the Yellowknife Volcanic Belt, is an Archean greenstone belt in the southern Slave craton, Northwest Territories...

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...

The Barberton greenstone belt (BGB) is located in the Kapvaal craton of southeastern Africa. It characterizes one of the most well-preserved and oldest...

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...

Archean: a period defined by the first crustal formations (the Isua greenstone belt) until the deposition of banded iron formations due to increasing atmospheric...

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)...

mafic and ultramafic greenstone belt rocks, intrusive granitic dome structures, and volcanic sedimentary rocks. These greenstone belts worldwide are thought...

and sedimentary rocks called greenstone belts.: 31  Most Archean volcanic rocks are concentrated within greenstone belts;: 45  the green color comes from...