Chert
The oldest preserved chert units occur in the highly metamorphic and deformed 3.6–3.7 Ga supracrustal units of the Isua Supracrustal Belt in West Greenland (Nutman et al. 1984).The Isua cherts may have a sedimentary origin or may represent volcanic rocks that were hydrothermally altered and layered as a consequence of intense plastic deformation …