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;: : f rocks found n - ;-eenstone belts. (a) ? !"#cJ banded ron forn$al$on "ro% a &reenstone success$on '()*err +fr$ca. ,a%$nat$ons - red b) -ar.$ne a%oun$s :; ;r/erals (dark la.ers) .$".: :&*0. la.ers). (1ourtes. David 2.ronk$e($c3). (b)
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: -.# re#; $n t*e 4rc*ean 'tac 5nn$nce of -6ort*ern - ,0;#:rrned saeffxxTzie fro% a &reenstone $n $*e sout*ern 'u7er$or 8ntar$o. 1anad9. 6ote of fra&%ents. : :. '. H$ldebrand.)

heher strat$&ra7*$c *or$3ons are 7roduced b. coned subs$dence and 7art$al %elt$n&of bur$ed basalt#c kanes, and $ntrus$-e &ran$to$d %a&%as are 7ro: $n a s$%$lar %anner under *.drous condu$ons. :-.ean -olcanoes cont$nued to &ro(. and %an. o-e sea le-el: t*us fra&%enta) -olcan$c der-eca%e abundan;. <n add$l$on. -olcan$c and : - -.- : r=ks (ere u7l$fted and eroded lo for% t*$ck

success$ons of &ra.(acke turb$d$tes. >anded #ron for%at$ons (?$e. 8.5a) and c*ert. 7robab$. de7os$ted b. *ot s7r$n&s on t*e sea floor/ are co%%onl. assoc$ated (n* t*e &ra.(ackes. @$-erse sed$%entan/0 eo-$ron%ents e=$sted $n ereenstone bas$ns dur$n& t*e ,ate 4rc*ean. T*e %ost -olu%$nous sed$%ents are t*e era-(acke turb$d$tes. (*$c* a77ear lo *a-e been de7os$led $n dee7 bas$ns. 7er*a7s on sub%ar$ne fans. b.