Secular evolution of continents and the Earth system

PA Cawood, P Chowdhury, JA Mulder… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The Archaean geological history of the Singhbhum Craton, India–a proposal for a consistent framework of craton evolution

A Hofmann, J Jodder, H Xie, R Bolhar… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Singhbhum Craton of East India has a remarkably well-preserved Archaean
geological record that rivals those of the Kaapvaal and Pilbara cratons. Based on a critical …

Magmatic thickening of crust in non–plate tectonic settings initiated the subaerial rise of Earth's first continents 3.3 to 3.2 billion years ago

P Chowdhury, JA Mulder, PA Cawood… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
When and how Earth's earliest continents—the cratons—first emerged above the oceans (ie,
emersion) remain uncertain. Here, we analyze a craton-wide record of Paleo-to …

Time-space evolution of an ancient continent, a window to changing crustal architecture: Insights from granitoids of Singhbhum Craton, eastern India

A Mitra, S Dey, P Das, K Zong, Y Liu, A Mitra… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Archean cratons display spatial and temporal changes in the composition and thickness of
the crust, which has important implications for intracrustal differentiation, attainment of long …

A better understanding of Archean crustal evolution: exploring the sedimentary archive of the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India

AK Gond, S Dey, K Zong, Y Liu, R Anand… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The composition of continental crust and its temporal variation, the mechanism of crust-
mantle interaction, and the degree of mantle depletion during the early Archean have been …

Paleoarchean surface processes and volcanism: Insights from the eastern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton, India

R Mazumder, T Chaudhuri, S De, W Bauer… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Singhbhum craton of eastern India contains an almost continuous depositional record
from the Paleoarchean to the Neoproterozoic. Although researchers have examined the …

Detrital zircon ages from Archaean conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India: implications on economic Au-U potential

HE Frimmel, R Chakravarti, MAS Basei - Mineralium Deposita, 2022 - Springer
New U–Pb age and Hf isotope data obtained on detrital zircon grains from Au-and U-
bearing Archaean quartz-pebble conglomerates in the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India …

Evolution of the Archean felsic crust of Singhbhum Craton, India: A reassessment

T Chaudhuri, A Kamei, M Das, R Mazumder… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Precambrian Singhbhum Craton and the adjoining orogenic belts of eastern
India hold a history of continental crust generation by repeated emplacement and reworking …

Geochronology of the Daitari Greenstone Belt, Singhbhum Craton, India

J Jodder, A Hofmann, H Xie, MA Elburg, A Wilson - Precambrian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Singhbhum Craton in India contains well-preserved Palaeoarchaean
greenstone belts that rival their Australian and South African counterparts, but their …

Crustal evolution and tectonomagmatic history of the Indian Shield at the periphery of supercontinents

W Wang, C Spencer, MK Pandit, YB Wu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
River sand detrital zircons from several rivers flowing through the Peninsular Indian cratons
were analyzed for U-Pb, Lu-Hf, and O isotopes to characterize the Precambrian crustal …