Early Archean serpentine mud volcanoes at Isua, Greenland, as a niche for early life

Pons, Marie‐Laure; Quitté, G.; Fujii, Toshiyuki; T. Rosing, Minik; Reynard, Bruno; Moynier, Frédéric; Douchet, Chantal; Albarède, Francis

doi:10.1073/pnas.1108061108

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Early Archean serpentine mud volcanoes at Isua, Greenland, as a niche for early life

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Oct 17, 2011

Authors:

Marie‐Laure Pons

G. Quitté

Toshiyuki Fujii

Abstract

The Isua Supracrustal Belt, Greenland, of Early Archean age (3.81-3.70 Ga) represents the oldest crustal segment on Earth. Its complex lithology comprises an ophiolite-like unit and volcanic rocks reminiscent of boninites, which tie Isua supracrustals to an island arc environment. We here present zi...

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Archean

Geology

Geochemistry

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