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 …

Available lithostratigraphic, tectonothermal, geochronological and paleomagnetic data from
2.1–1.8 Ga collisional orogens and related cratonic blocks around the world have …

Recent progress in numerical methods and computer science allows us today to simulate
the propagation of seismic waves through realistically heterogeneous Earth models with …

A set of global paleogeographic reconstructions for the 1770–1270 Ma time interval is
presented here through a compilation of reliable paleomagnetic data (at the 2009 Nordic …

Orogenic gold deposits have formed over more than 3 billion years of Earth's history,
episodically during the Middle Archean to younger Precambrian, and continuously …

Geological and paleomagnetic data support the hypothesis that a Paleo-Mesoproterozoic
supercontinent, referred to as Columbia, existed before the formation of Rodinia. This pre …

Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …

This paper presents a plate-scale model for the Precambrian growth and evolution of the
North American continent. The core of the North American continent (Canadian shield) came …

The Neoproterozoic global reorganisation that saw the demise of Rodinia and the
amalgamation of Gondwana took place during an incredibly dynamic period of Earth …

The global Archean record preserves ca. 35 large cratonic fragments and a less well defined
number of smaller slivers. Most Archean cratons display rifted margins of Proterozoic age …