Secular evolution of continents and the Earth system
Understanding of secular evolution of the Earth system is based largely on the rock and
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …
Archean crustal evolution of the Aravalli Banded Gneissic Complex, NW India: Constraints from zircon U-Pb ages, Lu-Hf isotope systematics, and whole-rock …
P Kaur, A Zeh, N Chaudhri - Precambrian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Aravalli Banded Gneissic Complex forms a block of Archean gneisses and
granitoids in the southern domain of the Aravalli orogen in NW India. Results of U-Pb-Hf …
granitoids in the southern domain of the Aravalli orogen in NW India. Results of U-Pb-Hf …
[HTML][HTML] Paleoarchean bedrock lithologies across the Makhonjwa Mountains of South Africa and Swaziland linked to geochemical, magnetic and tectonic data reveal …
M de Wit, H Furnes, S MacLennan, M Doucouré… - Geoscience …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Makhonjwa Mountains, traditionally referred to as the Barberton Greenstone
Belt, retain an iconic Paleoarchean archive against which numerical models of early earth …
Belt, retain an iconic Paleoarchean archive against which numerical models of early earth …
The Moodies Group—a high-resolution archive of Archaean surface processes and basin-forming mechanisms
C Heubeck - The Archaean Geology of the Kaapvaal Craton …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Moodies Group is the uppermost and youngest unit of the Barberton
Supergroup, the volcanic-sedimentary sequence forming the Barberton Greenstone Belt …
Supergroup, the volcanic-sedimentary sequence forming the Barberton Greenstone Belt …
Archaean crystalline rocks of the Eastern Kaapvaal Craton
A Kröner, JE Hoffmann, JM Wong, HY Geng… - The Archaean Geology …, 2019 - Springer
The eastern part of the Kaapvaal Craton represents a classical granitoid-greenstone terrain
and contains the oldest rocks of the African continent, exhibiting about 1000 Ma of crustal …
and contains the oldest rocks of the African continent, exhibiting about 1000 Ma of crustal …
Archean crustal growth and reworking revealed by combined U-Pb-Hf-O isotope and trace element data of detrital zircons from ancient and modern river sediments of …
It is intriguing to speculate on how continental crust grew and differentiated during the
Archean and which tectonic regimes and magmatic mechanisms were responsible for such …
Archean and which tectonic regimes and magmatic mechanisms were responsible for such …
The multiple ways of recycling Archaean crust: a case study from the ca. 3.1 Ga granitoids from the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa
Archaean cratons are stable continental blocks that escaped reworking after their formation
(Windley, 1995). They include an Archaean continental crust, underlain by a refractory, rigid …
(Windley, 1995). They include an Archaean continental crust, underlain by a refractory, rigid …
U-Pb and Hf isotopes of detrital zircons from the Pongola Supergroup: Constraints on deposition ages, provenance and Archean evolution of the Kaapvaal craton
AH Wilson, A Zeh - Precambrian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The c. 3.0–2.9 Ga Pongola Supergroup located on the south-eastern margin of the
Kaapvaal Craton preserves some of the most pristine Archean successions but the timing of …
Kaapvaal Craton preserves some of the most pristine Archean successions but the timing of …
Provenance and tectonic implications of the 3.28–3.23 Ga Fig Tree Group, central Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa
Sedimentary rocks provide a valuable record of non-uniformitarian Paleoarchean tectonic
processes. The rocks of the 3.28–3.23 Ga Mapepe Formation mark the initiation of …
processes. The rocks of the 3.28–3.23 Ga Mapepe Formation mark the initiation of …
Coexistence of enriched and modern-like 142Nd signatures in Archean igneous rocks of the eastern Kaapvaal Craton, southern Africa
Abstract The short-lived 146 Sm–142 Nd isotope system is an important tool for tracing
Hadean crust–mantle differentiation processes and constraining their imprint on much …
Hadean crust–mantle differentiation processes and constraining their imprint on much …