Onset of plate tectonics by the Eoarchean
One of the most contentious areas of Earth Science today is when, or whether or not modern-
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …
style plate tectonics was in operation in the Archean Eon. In this review we present evidence …
Petrogenesis of anorthosites throughout Earth history
P Sotiriou, A Polat - Precambrian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Petrologists are still trying to solve the 'anorthosite problem', which was first identified by NL
Bowen in 1917 and revolves around the uncertainty surrounding the petrogenesis, tectonic …
Bowen in 1917 and revolves around the uncertainty surrounding the petrogenesis, tectonic …
U–Th–Pb and Lu–Hf systematics of zircon from TTG's, leucosomes, meta-anorthosites and quartzites of the Limpopo Belt (South Africa): Constraints for the formation …
Results of more than 400 in situ U–Th–Pb and Lu–Hf zircon isotope analyses combined with
cathodoluminescence images and field relationships reveal that the oldest magmatic rocks …
cathodoluminescence images and field relationships reveal that the oldest magmatic rocks …
The temporality of anorthosites
LD Ashwal - The Canadian Mineralogist, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The compositions, textures, associated rocks and tectonic environments of anorthosites
allow categorization into six different types, some of which show distinct age-restrictions in …
allow categorization into six different types, some of which show distinct age-restrictions in …
The oldest zircons of Africa—Their U–Pb–Hf–O isotope and trace element systematics, and implications for Hadean to Archean crust–mantle evolution
More than 450 detrital zircon grains from two Limpopo Belt quartzite samples were
investigated by a combination of scanning electron imaging, U–Pb dating, δ 18 O, Lu–Hf …
investigated by a combination of scanning electron imaging, U–Pb dating, δ 18 O, Lu–Hf …
Source and age of upper Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa: age-Hf isotope record of zircons in Magaliesberg quartzite and Dullstroom lava, and implications for …
A Zeh, AH Wilson, M Ovtcharova - Precambrian Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Magaliesberg Formation quartzite of the upper Transvaal Supergroup in north-
central South Africa represents the biggest Paleoproterozoic arenite deposit on Earth, with a …
central South Africa represents the biggest Paleoproterozoic arenite deposit on Earth, with a …
Zircon U-Pb-Hf isotope systematics of Limpopo Belt quartzites and igneous rocks, implications for Kaapvaal–Zimbabwe Craton accretion
A Zeh, M Kirchenbaur - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
There are ongoing debates about the nature and timing of Kaapvaal-Zimbabwe Craton
accretion. A critical role in this discussion plays the Central Zone (CZ) of the Limpopo Belt …
accretion. A critical role in this discussion plays the Central Zone (CZ) of the Limpopo Belt …
Pressure-temperature evolution during two granulite-facies metamorphic events (2.62 and 2.02 Ga) in rocks from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa
Abstract The Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt in southern Africa is a classical example of a
polymetamorphic terrane that experienced three metamorphic events at 3.22 Ga (M1), 2.66 …
polymetamorphic terrane that experienced three metamorphic events at 3.22 Ga (M1), 2.66 …
The geochronology of the Limpopo Complex: a controversy solved
JD Kramers, H Mouri… - Geological Society of …, 2011 - books.google.com
The results of 50 years of geochronological work in the Limpopo Complex are reviewed. The
data define three main age clusters. The oldest, at ca. 3.3 Ga, exists in the Central and …
data define three main age clusters. The oldest, at ca. 3.3 Ga, exists in the Central and …
Geochronological evidence for Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic polymetamorphism in the central zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa
Abstract The Central Zone of Limpopo Belt is a polymetamorphic and complexly deformed
Precambrian terrane whose tectonic evolution is still uncertain because details on the timing …
Precambrian terrane whose tectonic evolution is still uncertain because details on the timing …