Provenance and recycling of Sahara Desert sand
We here present the first comprehensive provenance study of the Sahara Desert using a
combination of multiple provenance proxies and state-of-the-art statistical analysis. Our …
combination of multiple provenance proxies and state-of-the-art statistical analysis. Our …
From a bipartite Gondwanan shelf to an arcuate Variscan belt: The early Paleozoic evolution of northern Peri-Gondwana
Abstract The Late Paleozoic Variscan Orogen of Europe and North Africa comprises
reworked Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic crust of the northern Gondwanan shelf that …
reworked Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic crust of the northern Gondwanan shelf that …
Continental arc volcanism as the principal driver of icehouse-greenhouse variability
Variations in continental volcanic arc emissions have the potential to control atmospheric
carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and climate change on multimillion-year time scales. Here we …
carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and climate change on multimillion-year time scales. Here we …
The pre-orogenic detrital zircon record of the Peri-Gondwanan crust
We present a statistical approach to data mining and quantitatively evaluating detrital age
spectra for sedimentary provenance analyses and palaeogeographic reconstructions …
spectra for sedimentary provenance analyses and palaeogeographic reconstructions …
New insights into peri-Gondwana paleogeography and the Gondwana super-fan system from detrital zircon U–Pb ages
G Meinhold, AC Morton, D Avigad - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a synopsis of detrital zircon U–Pb ages of sandstones from North Africa and
neighboring Israel and Jordan, which allows us to identify zones with characteristic sediment …
neighboring Israel and Jordan, which allows us to identify zones with characteristic sediment …
Gondwanan basement terranes of the Variscan–Appalachian orogen: Baltican, Saharan and West African hafnium isotopic fingerprints in Avalonia, Iberia and the …
BJ Henderson, WJ Collins, JB Murphy… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Iberia, Avalonia and the “Armorican” terranes form key constituents of the Variscan–
Appalachian orogen, but their Neoproterozoic origins along the northern Gondwanan …
Appalachian orogen, but their Neoproterozoic origins along the northern Gondwanan …
The Ediacaran–Early Cambrian detrital zircon record of NW Iberia: possible sources and paleogeographic constraints
J Fernández-Suárez, G Gutiérrez-Alonso… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Ediacaran and Early Cambrian sedimentary rocks from NW Iberia have been
investigated for detrital zircon U–Pb ages. A total of 1,161 concordant U–Pb ages were …
investigated for detrital zircon U–Pb ages. A total of 1,161 concordant U–Pb ages were …
Precambrian terrane within the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, NE China: Evidence from U–Pb ages of detrital zircons from the Dongfengshan and Tadong …
F Wang, WL Xu, FH Gao, HH Zhang, FP Pei, L Zhao… - Gondwana …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is a natural laboratory of the Phanerozoic
accretionary orogen. The eastern section of the CAOB contains several microcontinental …
accretionary orogen. The eastern section of the CAOB contains several microcontinental …
Kinematic constraints on buckling a lithospheric-scale orocline along the northern margin of Gondwana: A geologic synthesis
The Paleozoic Variscan orogeny was a large-scale collisional event involving amalgamation
of multiple continents and micro-continents. Existing data, suggests oroclinal buckling of an …
of multiple continents and micro-continents. Existing data, suggests oroclinal buckling of an …
A reconsideration of Pan African orogenic cycle in the Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
For over 50 years the Pan African orogeny has been recognized as a Neoproterozoic
tectonothermal episode affecting West Africa 800–550 Ma. As such, the Pan African events …
tectonothermal episode affecting West Africa 800–550 Ma. As such, the Pan African events …