Some of the most important, rapid, and enigmatic changes in our Earth's environment and
biota occurred during the Neoproterozoic Era (1000–540 million years ago; Ma). Paramount …

This article introduces the name “Saharan Metacraton” to refer to the pre-Neoproterozoic––
but sometimes highly remobilized during Neoproterozoic time––continental crust which …

The assembly of the eastern part of Gondwana (eastern Africa, Arabian–Nubian shield
(ANS), Seychelles, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, East Antarctica and Australia) resulted …

Deformational belts in the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) are divided into:(1) those
associated with sutures, both arc-arc and arc-continental; and (2) post-accretionary …

The East African Orogen (EAO) is one of Earth's great collision zones, where East and West
Gondwana collided to form the supercontinentGreater Gondwana'orPannotia'at the end of …

Abstract The Arabian–Nubian Shield froms the suture between East and West Gondwana at
the northern end of the East African Orogen (EAO). The older components of the shield …

Recent geochronological studies have demonstrated the existence of several
Neoproterozoic orthogneiss and metavolcanic are suites (ca. 900 to 600 Ma) in the southern …

Groundwater samples were collected from 115 boreholes and dugwells to document the
influence of seawater intrusion and heavy metals contamination on groundwater quality of …

The lithosphere of the Arabian–Nubian shield was mainly formed during an interval of about
150 million years near the end of the Proterozoic aeon. The events recorded in the rocks of …

The Bi'r Umq suture zone (BUSZ) in western Saudi Arabia comprises Neoproterozoic
oceanic-arc plutonic, volcanosedimentary, and ophiolitic rocks that record some of the …