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Isua Greenstone Belt, sulfur isotope data (NERC Grant NE/V010824/1)

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

Triple-sulfur isotope data from schists and carbonates in the Eoarchean Isua Greenstone Belt (3.7 Ga), using a new leaching technique and a multi-collector ICP-MS. The results reveal distinct pattern between the two lithologies and demonstrate an atmospheric contribution of sulfur in both cases. This may support the notion that these rocks represent metamorphosed marine sediments. However, hydrothermal alteration needs to be assessed in more detail to verify the antiquity of these signatures.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
0ea88008-9e02-59a9-e063-0937940acbf5
Extent (Latitude)
65.1800° to 65.1400°
Extent (Longitude)
-50.1700° to -49.8000°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2023-12-18
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of St Andrews (originator); University of Copenhagen (originator); University of Cambridge (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng