The Precambrian paleogeography of Laurentia

NL Swanson-Hysell - Ancient supercontinents and the paleogeography of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Laurentia is the craton that forms the Precambrian core of North America and was a major
continent throughout the majority of the Proterozoic following its amalgamation 1.8 billion …

Detrital zircon U-Pb+ Hf data supports 2.1 Ga extensional and 2.0 Ga syn-orogenic basin in southwest Rae Province during early Nuna assembly

EJ Thiessen, JHFL Davies, B Dyck, MG Perrot… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the Paleoproterozoic history of supracrustal rocks in the western
Canadian Shield to better inform the tectonic history of northern Laurentia. Samples for …

PT path from garnet zoning in pelitic schist from NE Sardinia, Italy: Further constraints on the metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the north Sardinia Variscan belt

G Cruciani, M Franceschelli, R Carosi, C Montomoli - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
Mylonitic micaschists in the south-eastern sector of the Posada-Asinara Shear Zone in the
Axial Zone of the Sardinia Variscan chain were investigated for the reconstruction of their …

Dating corona formation in high-grade rocks: integrated garnet and zircon petrochronology of granulite-facies rocks in the North China Craton

KY Du, H Cheng, B Dragovic, C Cao - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2023 - Springer
Corona textures, characterized by specific mineral assemblages as layers between existing
phases, are frequently observed in high-grade metamorphic rocks. The mechanisms of …

A lithospheric-scale Arrowsmith (2.4 Ga) detachment system with major Trans-Hudson (1.8 Ga) reactivation documented in the Howard Lake shear zone, Rae craton …

EJ Thiessen, HD Gibson, SJ Pehrsson, D Regis - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study characterizes the polyphase tectonometamorphic history of a major shear system
in the Rae craton, the Howard Lake shear zone (HLsz), which exhumed high-grade rocks in …

Decoupling of metamorphic zircon U-Pb ages and PT paths in the Dunhuang metamorphic complex, northwestern China

Y Si, R Ge, T Zhou, Y Wang - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
U-Pb dating of metamorphic zircon is commonly used to determine the timing of high-grade
metamorphism, but linking zircon U-Pb ages to metamorphic PT paths can be challenging …

Circa 1.9 Ga Rae‐Hearne collision from Lu–Hf garnet chronology in eclogites

JA Cutts, D Regis, SJ Pehrsson, R Graziani… - Terra …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Canada's northern cratons record a complex poly‐metamorphic evolution in response to
multiple orogenic events. The Snowbird Tectonic Zone (STZ), the principal suture between …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous vs. discontinuous garnet growth in mylonitic micaschists from northeastern Sardinia, Italy: Evidence from LA-ICPMS trace element map**

G Cruciani, D Fancello, M Franceschelli, D Rubatto - Lithos, 2024 - Elsevier
Garnet with complex, discontinuous zoning is a common occurrence in metamorphic
terrains, and the relationship between major and trace element zoning can provide insight …

[HTML][HTML] Detrital zircon geochronology of the Paleoproterozoic Nonacho Basin (Northwest Territories, Canada): A record of post-collisional collapse amid …

J Lockie, A Ielpi, SJ Pehrsson, JHFL Davies… - Precambrian …, 2025 - Elsevier
The study of Paleoproterozoic sedimentary basins is critical to inform aspects of craton
development during some of Earth's earliest supercontinent cycles. The∼ 1.9 Ga Nonacho …

Provenance, stratigraphic and precise depositional age constraints for an outlier of the 1.9 to 1.8 Ga Nonacho Group, Rae craton, Northwest Territories, Canada

BJC Neil, HD Gibson, SJ Pehrsson, E Martel… - Precambrian …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nonacho Group comprises six formations of continental clastic rocks that were
deposited between 1.91 and 1.83 Ga. The Nonacho Group is part of a broader assemblage …