▪ Abstract Stable cratons and stable continental platforms are salient features of the Earth.
Mantle xenoliths provide detailed data on deep structure. Cratonal lithosphere is about 200 …

Studies investigating the structure and diversity of Earth's record of life older than 3.2 Ga are
restricted to two locations worldwide in which sedimentary rocks have escaped regional …

How and when continents grew and plate tectonics started on Earth remain poorly
constrained. Most researchers apply the modern plate tectonic paradigm to problems of …

ABSTRACT The Swaziland Supergroup in the Barberton Greenstone Belt (BGB) consists of
a lower, predominantly volcanic sequence, the Onverwacht Group; a middle volcaniclastic …

Thermochronology has revolutionized our understanding of the establishment and evolution
of lithospheric thermal structure. However, many potential benefits provided by the …

Microbial life was well established and widespread by the Paleoarchean; however, the
degree of evolutionary advancement such as microbial motility, intra-and inter-species …

Understanding the construction and stabilization of Archean continental lithosphere has
important implications for models of tectonic and thermal regimes in the early Earth, as well …

Archaean tectonic regimes can be constrained by structural analysis of greenstone belts and
adjacent granite-gneiss masses. The late Archaean Bababudan greenstone belt (Dharwar …

The Archaean Dharwar craton is characterized by two greenstone successions: the> 3 Ga
Sargur Group and the 3.0–2.5 Ga Dharwar Supergroup. Examples of both successions are …

Abstract The 3.22-3.10 Ga old Moodies Group, uppermost unit of the Swaziland Supergroup
in the Barberton Greenstone Belt (BGB), is the oldest exposed, well-preserved quartz-rich …