The recognition that Earth history has been punctuated by supercontinents, the assembly
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …

The Altaids is one of the largest accretionary collages in the world, and the tectonic styles of
the accretionary processes have been interpreted in several ways, including as an …

Detrital zircon spectra reflect the tectonic setting of the basin in which they are deposited.
Convergent plate margins are characterized by a large proportion of zircon ages close to the …

The crustal growth and stabilization of the North China Craton (NCC) relate to three major
geological events in the Precambrian:(1) a major phase of continental growth at ca. 2.7 …

The inception of plate tectonics on Earth and its subsequent evolution are discussed on the
basis of theoretical considerations and observational constraints. The likelihood of plate …

The North China craton and the Yangtze craton (South China) both contain Archean rocks in
eastern China. Unlike the North China craton, where Archean rocks are widespread, in the …

Continents, especially their Archean cores, are underlain by thick thermal boundary layers
that have been largely isolated from the convecting mantle over billion-year timescales, far …

To identify age peaks and other features in an isotopic age distribution, it is common to
perform a kernel density estimation or similar analysis. A key aspect of this estimation …

Detrital zircons from samples of Palaeozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary rocks have been
collected in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and China, dated by the LA …

Large igneous provinces are exceptional intraplate igneous events throughout Earth's
history. Their significance and potential global impact are related to the total volume of …