Mukhopadhyay, JoydipBeukes, N.J.Armstrong, RichardZimmermann, UdoGhosh, GautamMedda, R.A.2015-12-080022-1376http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36007This article reports a precise 3506.8 ± 2.3-Ma U-Pb SHRIMP zircon age for dacitic lava in a well-preserved low-grade metamorphic and low-strained greenstone belt succession of the southern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton, India. This age makes the succeKeywords: craton; dacite; dating method; greenstone; iron ore; island arc; lava; tectonics; zircon; Africa; Asia; Australasia; Australia; Eurasia; India; Kaapvaal Craton; Pilbara Block; Singhbhum Craton; South Asia; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western AustDating the Oldest Greenstone in India: A 3.51-Ga precise U-Pb SHRIMP zircon age for Dacitic lava of the Southern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum Craton200810.1086/5901332015-12-08