Direct dating of Archean microbial ichnofossils

NR Banerjee, A Simonetti, H Furnes… - …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geology, 2007pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Well-preserved Archean pillow lavas from the ca. 3.35 Ga Euro Basalt of the Pilbara Craton,
Western Australia, contain micron-sized tubular structures mineralized by titanite (CaTiSiO4)
with residual organic carbon preserved along their margins. Direct U-Pb dating of titanite in
the tubular structures demonstrates an Archean age. These tubular microstructures are
identical to microbial ichnofossils in modern basalts, ophiolites, and greenstone belts, and
are interpreted as a biogenic signature in these ancient rocks. Microbial colonization of …
Abstract
Well-preserved Archean pillow lavas from the ca. 3.35 Ga Euro Basalt of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, contain micron-sized tubular structures mineralized by titanite (CaTiSiO4) with residual organic carbon preserved along their margins. Direct U-Pb dating of titanite in the tubular structures demonstrates an Archean age. These tubular microstructures are identical to microbial ichnofossils in modern basalts, ophiolites, and greenstone belts, and are interpreted as a biogenic signature in these ancient rocks. Microbial colonization of basaltic glass thus appears to have been part of a deep subsurface biosphere established early in Earth's history.
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