Greenstone belts in the central Godthåbsfjord region, southern West Greenland

• Published in: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin
• Main Authors: Hollis, Julie A., van Gool, Jeroen A.M., Steenfelt, Agnete, Garde, Adam A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2005
• Subjects: Greenland; Godthåbsfjord
• Online Access: https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4843; https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v7.4843

In 2004 the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) initiated a study of the origin and tectono-metamorphic evolution of greenstone belts and important regional structures in the central Godthåbsfjord region, southern West Greenland (Fig. 1; Hollis et al. 2004). Like other Archaean belts worldwide, these greenstone belts are locally host to gold mineralisation. Their complexity requires a combination of detailed geological mapping, geochemistry, petrographic work and geochronological studies to develop models of their geological setting, evolution and gold mineralisation.