We have compiled data on textures, trace element contents, Hf isotope compositions and U-
Pb ages of zircons from lower crustal xenoliths from the central part of the Columbia …

Although the diamond potential of cratons is linked mainly to thick and depleted Archean
lithospheric keels, there are examples of craton-edge locations and circum-cratonic …

The timing for the onset of plate tectonics, along with the secular changes in the tectonic
settings of continental crust formation, continue to be debated. Recent interpretations based …

With the aim of constraining the influence of the surrounding plates on the Late Paleozoic–
Mesozoic paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of the southern North China Craton …

Mafic granulite xenoliths found in Archean cratons have generally been inferred to form from
post-Archean basaltic underplating, implying that the Archean mafic lower crust was …

Lead isotopes of Earth's accessible silicate rocks are generally too radiogenic for the planet
to have formed from meteoritic material—a problem known as the first Pb paradox. The …

It is widely accepted that granulite xenoliths from kimberlites provide a record of granulite
facies metamorphism at the basement of cratons worldwide. However, application of the …

The Siberian craton is one of the largest Precambrian cratons in the world. However, unlike
other cratons, the Siberian craton can only provide a relatively limited amount of …

In recent years, despite significant progress in the development of new methods for the
synthesis of diamond crystals and in their post-growth treatment, many questions remain …

Water in the lower crust plays a critical role in rheological layering of the continental
lithosphere. Sixteen granulite xenoliths were collected from the Late Devonian Udachnaya …