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greenstone belts

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greenstone belts [′grēn‚stōn ‚belts]
(geology)
Oceanic and island arclike sequences that are similar to, and run to the south and north of, the Swaziland System.


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In the Archean the most promising LIP candidates are greenstone belts containing komatiites.
De Wit says he holds to the volcanic idea because spherules with the same internal textures as those found by Lowe and Byerly are commonly found embedded in "pillows" of lava in many Archean greenstone belts.
Biste also visited the greenstone belts of San Ramon and Concepcion/Medio Monte where old historic gold mining areas are reopened again for mining.
 
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