A geodynamic model for the Paleoproterozoic (ca. 2.27–1.96 Ga) Birimian Orogen of the southern West African Craton–Insights into an evolving accretionary …

M Grenholm, M Jessell, N Thébaud - Earth-science reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents an updated geodynamic model for the 2270–1960 Ma Birimian Orogen
in the southern West African Craton (sWAC), which form part of a large accretionary …

Paleoproterozoic gold events in the southern West African Craton: review and synopsis

Q Masurel, A Eglinger, N Thébaud, A Allibone… - Mineralium …, 2022 - Springer
The southern part of the West African Craton includes the Baoulé-Mossi Domain, the world's
premier Paleoproterozoic gold province (~ 10,000 metric ton gold endowment). Structural …

The global tectonic context of the ca. 2.27-1.96 Ga Birimian Orogen–Insights from comparative studies, with implications for supercontinent cycles

M Grenholm - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The evolution of orogenic systems is a function of their overall tectonic context, and global
reconstructions therefore provide a crucial framework for understanding the geodynamic …

Contrasting paleoproterozoic granitoids in the Kerdous, tagragra d'Akka, Agadir-Melloul and Iguerda inliers (western Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

O Blein, P Chevremont, T Baudin, A Hafid… - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
The northern margin of the West African Craton is characterized by Paleoproterozoic
siliciclastic sediments intruded by ca. 2.1-2.0 Ga Eburnean granitoids. New …

Baltica (East European Craton) and Atlantica (Amazonian and West African Cratons) in the Proterozoic: The pre-Columbia connection

RA Terentiev, M Santosh - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
It is generally recognized that the Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent was assembled during
the Paleoproterozoic (2.1–1.8 Ga) planetary-scale orogenic events. Paleomagnetic and …

Archean to Paleoproterozoic crustal evolution in the Sassandra-Cavally domain (Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa): Insights from Hf and U-Pb zircon analyses

AY Koffi, N Thébaud, AN Kouamelan, L Baratoux… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crustal evolution in the south West African Craton is dominated by a significant input of
juvenile material into the crust at ca. 2.1 Ga and it remains unclear how much of the …

Zircon Hf and O-isotope constraints on the evolution of the Paleoproterozoic Baoulé-Mossi domain of the southern West African Craton

LA Parra-Avila, E Belousova, ML Fiorentini… - Precambrian …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of zircon isotopic systems, such as Lu-Hf and O, has proven to be an invaluable tool
for unraveling the evolution of the early Earth. In order to achieve a comprehensive …

Geochronology and petrogenesis of granitoids from the Bas Draa inlier (Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Revived debate on the tectonic regime operating during early …

F Askkour, M Ikenne, C Chelle-Michou, BL Cousens… - Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Proterozoic terrains of the Anti-Atlas belt (Morocco) represent one of the key areas for
studying the Precambrian geodynamics of the northwestern West African craton (WAC) …

Paleoproterozoic volcano-sedimentary series in the ca. 2.27–1.96 Ga Birimian Orogen of the southeastern West African Craton

M Grenholm, M Jessell, N Thébaud - Precambrian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The ca. 2270–1960 Ma accretionary-collisional Birimian Orogen in the southern
West African Craton (sWAC) contain a number of volcano-sedimentary series, which were …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and geochemical reconstruction of a 2.35–2.1 Ga volcanic arc (Toumodi Greenstone Belt, Ivory Coast, West Africa)

PC Hayman, P Bolz, G Senyah, E Tegan… - Precambrian …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reconstructs the evolution of one of the oldest Paleoproterozoic arcs, which
formed shortly after a period of momentous change when the Earth transitioned out of the …