A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic
Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
Hot orogens and supercontinent amalgamation: A Gondwanan example from southern India
Abstract The Southern Granulite Terrane in southern India preserves evidence for regional-
scale high to ultrahigh temperature metamorphism related to the amalgamation of the …
scale high to ultrahigh temperature metamorphism related to the amalgamation of the …
Focused radiogenic heating of middle crust caused ultrahigh temperatures in southern Madagascar
Internal heating can cause melting, metamorphism, and crustal weakening in convergent
orogens. This study evaluates the role of radiogenic heat production (RHP) in a …
orogens. This study evaluates the role of radiogenic heat production (RHP) in a …
Genesis of the Tonian Imorona–Itsindro magmatic Suite in central Madagascar: Insights from U–Pb, oxygen and hafnium isotopes in zircon
Madagascar occupies an important location within the East African Orogen (EAO). The EAO
comprises an assemblage of Neoproterozoic microcontinents and arc terranes lodged …
comprises an assemblage of Neoproterozoic microcontinents and arc terranes lodged …
The provenance of Avalonia and its tectonic implications: a critical reappraisal
Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …
The 580–520 Ma Gondwana suture of Madagascar and its continuation into Antarctica and Africa
SD Boger, W Hirdes, CAM Ferreira, T Jenett… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
U–Pb age data from southwest Madagascar provide a compelling case that the pre-
Gondwana Indian plate was stitched with the arc terranes of the Arabian Nubian Shield …
Gondwana Indian plate was stitched with the arc terranes of the Arabian Nubian Shield …
Ultrahigh‐temperature osumilite gneisses in southern Madagascar record combined heat advection and high rates of radiogenic heat production in a long‐lived high …
We report the discovery of osumilite in ultrahigh‐temperature (UHT) metapelites of the
Anosyen domain, southern Madagascar. The gneisses equilibrated at~ 930° C/0.6 GPa …
Anosyen domain, southern Madagascar. The gneisses equilibrated at~ 930° C/0.6 GPa …
Evolving marginal terranes during Neoproterozoic supercontinent reorganization: Constraints from the Bemarivo Domain in northern Madagascar
Madagascar is a key area for unraveling the geodynamic evolution of the transition between
the Rodinia and Gondwana supercontinents as it contains several suites of c. 850–700 Ma …
the Rodinia and Gondwana supercontinents as it contains several suites of c. 850–700 Ma …
Cryptic sub-ice geology revealed by a U-Pb zircon study of glacial till in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica
J Jacobs, B Opås, MA Elburg, A Läufer, S Estrada… - Precambrian …, 2017 - Elsevier
We have targeted the southern side of the Dronning Maud Land (DML) mountains in search
of moraine material that might reveal the geology in the ice-covered region of the East …
of moraine material that might reveal the geology in the ice-covered region of the East …
Zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic systematics of charnockite gneisses from the Ediacaran–Cambrian high-grade metamorphic terranes, southern India: Constraints on …
TV Kumar, YJB Rao, D Plavsa, AS Collins… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Southern Granulite terrane, southern India, comprises a vast exposure of deep
crust and forms a key region in the reconstruction of the Gondwana supercontinent. An EW …
crust and forms a key region in the reconstruction of the Gondwana supercontinent. An EW …