Onset of plate tectonics by the Eoarchean

BF Windley, T Kusky, A Polat - Precambrian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the most contentious areas of Earth Science today is when, or whether or not modern-
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …

Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element systematics of Archean TTGs: Implications for crustal growth and tectonic processes in the early Earth

P Sotiriou, A Polat, B Windley, T Kusky - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we applied classification and tectonic setting diagrams, N-MORB-normalised
trace element and incompatible element temporal variation diagrams, Nb/Nb*, Pb/Pb …

Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element systematics of Archean volcanic rocks: Implications for tectonic processes in the early Earth

P Sotiriou, A Polat, BF Windley, T Kusky - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element geochemistry of volcanic rocks in
Archean greenstone belts have major implications for the style of tectonics that operated in …

Ultrahigh temperature metamorphism and isobaric cooling of Neoarchean ultramafic‐mafic granulites in the southern granulite terrain, India: Phase equilibrium …

LL Gou, MG Zhai, CL Zhang, PM George… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the results of petrology, SHRIMP zircon U–Pb analysis, conventional Fe–
Mg geothermobarometry, REE (rare earth element)‐based geothermobarometry, and phase …

The tectonic “umbilical cord” linking India and Sri Lanka and the tale of their failed rift

RT Ratheesh‐Kumar, PL Dharmapriya… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Geophysical studies of the tectonic links between Sri Lanka and India are limited, and
consequent paleo‐fit configurations differ and remain uncertain. Here, we present first‐order …

Zircon as a recorder of trace element changes during high-grade metamorphism of Neoarchean lower crust, Shevaroy Block, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India

DE Harlov, DJ Dunkley, EC Hansen… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Systematic changes in whole-rock chemistry, mineralogy, mineral textures, and mineral
chemistry are seen along a ca. 95-km traverse of late Archean granitoid orthogneisses in the …

Tectono-magmatic evolution of the Archean Dharwar craton: A synthesis based on the geochemistry and emplacement history of the greenstone belt rocks of the …

S Baidya, A Giri, R Anand - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The roots of the tectonically uplifted Archean continental crustal blocks containing various
greenstone-granite terranes are the preserved crustal lithologies exposed in various …

Structure and chronology across the Achankovil terrain boundary shear zone system (South India), and its Madagascar connection in the Gondwanaland

P Praharaj, S Rekha, A Bhattacharya - International Journal of Earth …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract In South India, the WNW-striking~ 130-km-long Achankovil Shear Zone (AKSZ)
separating the Trivandrum Block and the Madurai Block is speculated to continue within …

Neoarchean clockwise PT trajectories with evolution sequence from HP to UHT metamorphism during decompression: Evidence from petrology, mineralogy, and …

X Kong, JS Lu, MG Zhai, CL Zhang, MP George… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dispute of tectonic environments such as subduction-collision setting versus extension
tectonic setting, is a common phenomenon in the Precambrian. Despite the ongoing …

Significance of failed rifts in the Archean tectonics: Clues from structural and stratigraphic framework of the Chitradurga Schist Belt, Western Dharwar Craton, southern …

L Sreehari, K Suzuki, AS Silpa, T Toyoshima… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chitradurga Schist Belt in the Western Dharwar Craton provides a unique
opportunity to investigate regional-scale tectonic processes not only in the Dharwar Craton …