Spatial distribution of 1.4-1.3 Ga LIPs and carbonatite-related REE deposits: Evidence for large-scale continental rifting in the Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent

SH Zhang, RE Ernst, Z Yang, Z Zhou, J Pei… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large-scale continental rifting and large igneous provinces (LIPs) have played important
roles in the breakup and dispersal of supercontinents Pangea and Rodinia. Previous …

Global Meso-Neoproterozoic plate reconstruction and formation mechanism for Precambrian basins: Constraints from three cratons in China

S Li, X Li, G Wang, Y Liu, Z Wang, T Wang, X Cao… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Meso-Neoproterozoic period, sometimes referred to as the 'boring billion'or
'Earth's middle age', spans the interval between the formation of the Columbia and Rodina …

TTG generation by fluid-fluxed crustal melting: Direct evidence from the Proterozoic Georgetown Inlier, NE Australia

A Pourteau, LS Doucet, ER Blereau, S Volante… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Across the Archaean to Proterozoic transition, the composition of newly-formed
felsic continental crust changed from tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) to calc …