PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast
PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast
Chris and Jesse
Earth's Oldest Sediments - The Isua Supracrustal Belt
42 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2025 at 11:00 am.
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Hold onto your rock hammers, folks! 📉🌎 In this episode, we're peeling back the layers (pun intended) of the Isua Greenstone Belt in Southwest Greenland. Tune in as we dive into debates about changing the name of geology classes, virtual Fight Clubs, and the complexities of Earth's ancient rocks. Could sediments, pillow basalts, and potential signs of life from 3.8 billion years ago hold the keys to planet Earth's past? We’ll examine graphite layers and supposed stromatolites (yes, those algal...