80% of the continental crust was produced during the 4.0–2.0 Ga time span, but the
preserved area of Archean/early Paleoproterozoic cratons is smaller than 40%. Part of this …

Basement inliers, commonly known as terranes, are important tectonic elements in orogenic
belts of all ages the world over. Since their identification and initial description in the 1970 …

Western Gondwana amalgamated by collision of continental blocks that did not form prior
conjugated margins (extroversion), and by typical Wilson cycles, when continental blocks …

New and compiled detrital zircon U–Pb ages from the southern Neoproterozoic–Cambrian
Ribeira Belt, SE Brazil, demonstrate Laurentian affinity of the Embu Terrane which is …

The global plate tectonic regime in early Paleoproterozoic times is highly debated. The
interval 2.45–2.2 Ga is known for a minima in juvenile magmatism, but this is not a global …

Abstract Isotopic Lu-Hf and U-Pb systematics can provide important insights into the tectono-
metamorphic processes that occurred in the source regions of sedimentary …

Exploration for deep and ultra–deep hydrocarbon resources plays a significant role in
meeting the world's increasing energy demand. Meso–Neoproterozoic strata are considered …

Abstract The Crixás-Goiás Domain, Central Brazil, comprises an association of Archean TTG
(tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite) and Archean-Paleoproterozoic greenstone belts. The …

Fission-track analysis in zircon and apatite detrital grains from Mesoproterozoic sedimentary
sequences show evidence of cooling episodes in central Brazil from Neoproterozoic to …

Field gravimetric and stratigraphic surveys were conducted with the aim to constraint the
mechanisms responsible for the initiation of the Stenian-Tonian Paranoá basin, central …