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We performed geological and geochemical works on the Saglek Block, northern Labrador, Canada to decode evolution of the early earth, and obtained some new discoveries as shown below. (1) We found the second oldest rock (3,950 Ma) on the earth, and named it Iqaluk gneiss. (2) The block is underlain by the Nulliak supracrustal rocks and the Iqaluk-Uivak Gneiss, which was intruded into the former; thus the formers are the oldest supracrustal rocks in the world. (3) The formers have imbricate (duplex) structure with ultramafic rocks, mafic rocks and sedimentary rocks in ascending order. (4) The structure and stratigraphy indicate that they are the oldest accretionary complexes, suggesting operation of plate tectonics. (5) Geochemistry of banded iron formation with positive La, Eu and Y anomalies indicates paleoseawater was enriched in Co, Zn and Ni. (6) We discovered organic matter with quite low δ13CPDB values, down to -29.8 ‰ in a clastic rock, providing the oldest trace of life.
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All Journal Article (43 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 40 results, Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (35 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Remarks (7 results)
Chemical Geology
Volume: -
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
120006582388
130004596433
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume: 156 Pages: 173-193
Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 120 Issue: 2 Pages: 1229-1242
10.1002/2014jb011528
Geoscience Frontier
Volume: 6 Pages: 121-136
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 42 Issue: 4 Pages: 1099-1104
10.1002/2014gl062735
Precambrian Research
Scientific Reports
Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 4403-4403
10.1038/srep04403
Gondwana Research
Volume: 25 Pages: 1070-1089
Volume: 25 Pages: 1090-1107
岩石鉱物科学
Volume: 43 Pages: 161-173
130004678068
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems-G3
Volume: 14 Pages: 1929-1939
Volume: 236 Pages: 1090-1107
Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 1784-1784
10.1038/srep01784
Tectonophysics
Volume: 608 Pages: 545-551
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
Volume: 222 Pages: 8-21
Volume: 225 Pages: 190-208
Volume: 23 Pages: 526-538
Volume: 23 Pages: 333-353
Island Arc
Volume: 21 Pages: 89-103
Geophysical Research Letter
Volume: 40 Issue: 7 Pages: 1-5
10.1002/grl.50302
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
Volume: 40 Pages: 319-330
Volume: 583 Pages: 49-53
Volume: 22 Pages: 63-73
Volume: 212-213 Pages: 169-213
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume: 321-322 Pages: 64-73
Nature Geoscience
Volume: 5 Pages: 731-734
Volume: 39
月刊地球
Volume: 34 Pages: 217-220
10029454530
Russian Geology and Geophysics
Volume: 52 Pages: 1516-1529
Volume: 52 Pages: 421-442
Episodes
Volume: 34 Pages: 186-196
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
Volume: 42 Pages: 191-207
Geological Journal
Volume: 46 Pages: 173-182
Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors
Volume: 188 Pages: 69-81
Geology
Volume: 39 Pages: 939-942
地質学雑誌
Volume: 117
Special volume of Geological Society of America, Volcanism and evolution of the African lithosphere
Volume: 478 Pages: 29-256
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http://www.geol.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~envi/link/katayamaG.html
http://www.geol.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~envi/link/TohokuEarthquake.html