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 …

Establishing how tectonic plates have moved since deep time is essential for understanding
how Earth's geodynamic system has evolved and operates, thus answering longstanding …

Supercontinents signify self-organization in plate tectonics. Over the past~ 2 billion years,
three major supercontinents have been identified, with increasing age: Pangaea, Rodinia …

The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Plate tectonics was originally established as a kinematic theory of global tectonics, in which
the Earth's rigid outer layer, the lithosphere, consists of different size plates that move …

The redox evolution of Archean upper mantle impacted mantle melting and the nature of
chemical equilibrium between mantle, ocean and atmosphere of the early Earth. Yet, the …

The nature and evolution of Earth's crust during the Hadean and Eoarchean is largely
unknown owing to a paucity of material preserved from this period. However, clues may be …

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 …

Eight lines of evidence indicate that the Orosirian Period in mid-Paleoproterozoic time was
characterized by plate tectonics: ophiolites, low T/P metamorphism including eclogites …

Earth's earliest continental crust is dominated by tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG)
suites, making these rocks key to unlocking the global geodynamic regime operating during …