Formation of Archean (3600–2500 Ma) continental crust in the Dharwar Craton, southern India

M Jayananda, M Santosh, KR Aadhiseshan - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The generation, preservation and destruction of continental crust on Earth is of wide interest
in understanding the formation of continents, cratons and supercontinents as well as related …

[HTML][HTML] Neoarchean granite-greenstone belts and related ore mineralization in the North China Craton: an overview

L Tang, M Santosh - Geoscience Frontiers, 2018 - Elsevier
Tectonic processes involving amalgamations of microblocks along zones of ocean closure
represented by granite-greenstone belts (GGB) were fundamental in building the Earth's …

Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation

TV Gerya, RJ Stern, M Baes, SV Sobolev, SA Whattam - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Scientific theories of how subduction and plate tectonics began on Earth—and what the
tectonic structure of Earth was before this—remain enigmatic and contentious …

Geochemical fingerprinting of oceanic basalts with applications to ophiolite classification and the search for Archean oceanic crust

JA Pearce - Lithos, 2008 - Elsevier
Two geochemical proxies are particularly important for the identification and classification of
oceanic basalts: the Th–Nb proxy for crustal input and hence for demonstrating an oceanic …

High Sr/Y and La/Yb ratios: the meaning of the “adakitic signature”

JF Moyen - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
The name of “adakite” is used to describe a far too large group of rocks, whose sole common
feature is high Sr/Y and La/Yb ratios. However, such a signature can be achieved via …

When did plate tectonics begin? Evidence from the geologic record

KC Condie, A Kröner - When did plate tectonics begin on planet …, 2008 - books.google.com
Modern-style plate tectonics can be tracked into the geologic past with petrotectonic
assemblages and other plate-tectonic indicators. These indicators suggest that modern plate …

Incompatible element ratios in oceanic basalts and komatiites: tracking deep mantle sources and continental growth rates with time

KC Condie - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Ratios of elements with similar incompatibilities in the mantle can be used to characterize
magma sources through time. Nb/Y and Zr/Y distributions in oceanic basalts support the …

3.35 Ga komatiite volcanism in the western Dharwar craton, southern India: Constraints from Nd isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry

M Jayananda, T Kano, JJ Peucat… - Precambrian …, 2008 - Elsevier
We present field, petrographic, Sm–Nd whole-rock isochron and whole-rock geochemical
data for komatiites from Sargur Group greenstone belts of the western Dharwar craton. Field …

Depleted mantle sources through time: evidence from Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotope systematics of Archean komatiites

J Blichert-Toft, IS Puchtel - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, we present Lu–Hf isotope systematics and Lu and Hf abundances for
komatiites from the lowermost part of the 2.8 Ga Kostomuksha greenstone belt in the Baltic …

Geochemical characteristics of the Neoarchean (2800–2700 Ma) Taishan greenstone belt, North China Craton: evidence for plume–craton interaction

A Polat, J Li, B Fryer, T Kusky, J Gagnon, S Zhang - Chemical Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
The 2800–2700 Ma Taishan greenstone belt, North China Craton, consists of an association
of komatiites, pillow basalts, banded iron formations, conglomerates, and greywacke …