Onset of plate tectonics by the Eoarchean
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 …
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …
Growth, destruction, and preservation of Earth's continental crust
From the scant Hadean records of the Jack Hills to Cenozoic supervolcanoes, the
continental crust provides a synoptic view deep into Earth history. However, the information …
continental crust provides a synoptic view deep into Earth history. However, the information …
Early trace of life from 3.95 Ga sedimentary rocks in Labrador, Canada
The vestiges of life in Eoarchean rocks have the potential to elucidate the origin of life.
However, gathering evidence from many terrains is not always possible,,, and biogenic …
However, gathering evidence from many terrains is not always possible,,, and biogenic …
Geochemical characterization of ophiolites in the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic Belt: Magmatically and tectonically diverse evolution of the Mesozoic Neotethyan …
Ophiolites are important archives of oceanic crust development and preservation in the rock
record, and the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic Belt (AHOB) is one of the most comprehensive …
record, and the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic Belt (AHOB) is one of the most comprehensive …
Archean dome-and-basin style structures form during growth and death of intraoceanic and continental margin arcs in accretionary orogens
Determining whether plate tectonics or some other mode of planetary dynamics operated in
the early Archean is one of the most contentious and debated areas of Earth Sciences today …
the early Archean is one of the most contentious and debated areas of Earth Sciences today …
Geological evidence for the operation of plate tectonics throughout the Archean: Records from Archean paleo-plate boundaries
Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motion of rigid lithospheric plates away from
midoceanic ridges and parallel to transforms, towards deep-sea trenches, where the …
midoceanic ridges and parallel to transforms, towards deep-sea trenches, where the …
Origin of the oldest (3600–3200 Ma) cratonic core in the Western Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Implications for evolving tectonics of the Archean Earth
This contribution presents a comprehensive synthesis on the origin of oldest (3600–3200
Ma) cratonic core in the Western Dharwar Craton (WDC), Southern India based our new …
Ma) cratonic core in the Western Dharwar Craton (WDC), Southern India based our new …
Mineral-mediated carbohydrate synthesis by mechanical forces in a primordial geochemical setting
M Haas, S Lamour, SB Christ, O Trapp - Communications Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
The formation of carbohydrates represents an essential step to provide building blocks and
a source of chemical energy in several models for the emergence of life. Formaldehyde …
a source of chemical energy in several models for the emergence of life. Formaldehyde …
[HTML][HTML] Ophiolites of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: Geochemical and petrological characterization and tectonic settings
H Furnes, I Safonova - Geoscience Frontiers, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a compilation of published data (field, petrography, ages and geochemistry)
from 73 ophiolitic complexes of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The ophiolitic complexes …
from 73 ophiolitic complexes of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The ophiolitic complexes …
Vestiges of early Earth's deep subduction and CHONSP cycle recorded in Archean ophiolitic podiform chromitites
Ophiolitic podiform chromitites from Phanerozoic orogens have been shown to preserve a
wealth of textures and inclusions that, in some way, trace earlier episodes of subduction and …
wealth of textures and inclusions that, in some way, trace earlier episodes of subduction and …