Cellular remains in a~ 3.42-billion-year-old subseafloor hydrothermal environment
Subsurface habitats on Earth host an extensive extant biosphere and likely provided one of
Earth's earliest microbial habitats. Although the site of life's emergence continues to be …
Earth's earliest microbial habitats. Although the site of life's emergence continues to be …
Evolution of deep crustal hot zones constrained by the diversity of Late Mesozoic magmatic rocks in SE China
XL Wang, JX Liu, QT Lü, S Wang, D Wang, X Chen - Ore Geology Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The formation of widespread Late Mesozoic magmatic rocks (dominantly felsic rocks) in SE
China needs a physical and chemical balance between crustal and mantle melting, which …
China needs a physical and chemical balance between crustal and mantle melting, which …
3.51 Ga old felsic volcanic rocks and carbonaceous cherts from the Gorumahisani Greenstone Belt–Insights into the Palaeoarchaean record of the Singhbhum Craton …
Abstract In the Singhbhum Craton of India, Palaeoarchaean greenstone sequences have so
far been reported from the south of the craton. In this study, we report a precise 3510±3 Ma …
far been reported from the south of the craton. In this study, we report a precise 3510±3 Ma …
Gliding and overthrust nappe tectonics of the Barberton Greenstone Belt revisited: A review of deformation styles and processes
MJ Van Kranendonk - South African Journal of Geology 2021, 2021 - journals.co.za
Abstract Interpretations of the structural/tectonic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt
(BGB) and its surrounding granitoid rocks remain controversial, with proponents for both …
(BGB) and its surrounding granitoid rocks remain controversial, with proponents for both …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] On the petrogenesis of Paleoarchean continental crust: U-Pb-Hf isotope and major-trace element constraints from the Bastar Craton, India
Combined geochronological and (isotope) geochemical investigations of tonalite-
trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suites, which dominate Archean cratons, provide constraints …
trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suites, which dominate Archean cratons, provide constraints …
Diversity of granitic rocks constrained by disequilibrium melting and subsequent incremental emplacement and differentiation
XL Wang, D Wang, DH Du, JY Li - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Compositional diversity is a fundamental feature of Earth's granitoids and it has been
prevailing on Earth since the early Archean. Although the exotic mechanisms, like magma …
prevailing on Earth since the early Archean. Although the exotic mechanisms, like magma …
Palaeoarchaean TTGs of the Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratons compared; an early Vaalbara supercraton evaluated
The continental crust that dominates Earth's oldest cratons comprises Eoarchaean to
Palaeoarchaean (4.0 to 3.2 Ga) felsic intrusive rocks of the tonalite-trondhjemite …
Palaeoarchaean (4.0 to 3.2 Ga) felsic intrusive rocks of the tonalite-trondhjemite …
A LA-ICPMS zircon record of magmatic crystallization and compositional alteration in meta-igneous rocks of the eastern Kaapvaal Craton
Archaean zircons from the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa, were analyzed by Laser Ablation
(LA)-ICP-MS to obtain a coupled record of U-Th-Pb isotope ratios and selected trace …
(LA)-ICP-MS to obtain a coupled record of U-Th-Pb isotope ratios and selected trace …
A geochemical study of the Crown Formation and Bird Member lavas of the Mesoarchaean Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa
Abstract The ca. 2.97 to 2.80 Ga Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa, represents the
oldest intracontinental sedimentary basin of the Kaapvaal craton. Two volcanic units occur in …
oldest intracontinental sedimentary basin of the Kaapvaal craton. Two volcanic units occur in …