[HTML][HTML] On the origins of the Iapetus Ocean

B Robert, M Domeier, J Jakob - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Iapetus Ocean opened during the fission of the supercontinent Rodinia, from
the breakup of three of its core continental constituents: Laurentia, Baltica and Amazonia …

Geochemical characterization and petrogenesis of intermediate to silicic rocks in ophiolites: A global synthesis

H Furnes, Y Dilek - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a global synthesis of the geochemistry of intermediate to silicic intrusive and
volcanic rocks from 149 Phanerozoic to Archean ophiolites, and evaluate models for their …

Arc-continent collisions in the tropics set Earth's climate state

FA Macdonald, NL Swanson-Hysell, Y Park, L Lisiecki… - Science, 2019 - science.org
On multimillion-year time scales, Earth has experienced warm ice-free and cold glacial
climates, but it is unknown whether transitions between these background climate states …

[HTML][HTML] Four billion years of ophiolites reveal secular trends in oceanic crust formation

H Furnes, M De Wit, Y Dilek - Geoscience Frontiers, 2014 - Elsevier
We combine a geological, geochemical and tectonic dataset from 118 ophiolite complexes
of the major global Phanerozoic orogenic belts with similar datasets of ophiolites from 111 …

The Ordovician of Scandinavia: a revised regional stage classification

AT Nielsen, P Ahlberg, JOR Ebbestad… - Geological Society …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …

The provenance of Avalonia and its tectonic implications: a critical reappraisal

JB Murphy, RD Nance, L Wu - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …

A synopsis of the Ordovician System in its birthplace–Britain and Ireland

SG Molyneux, DAT Harper, MR Cooper, SP Hollis… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Rock successions in Britain and Ireland, and more especially those in Wales, were
instrumental in the founding and naming of the Ordovician System, and the Anglo-Welsh …

The Laramide orogeny: Current understanding of the structural style, timing, and spatial distribution of the classic foreland thick-skinned tectonic system

AB Weil, A Yonkee - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Laramide foreland belt comprises a broad region of thick-skinned, contractional
deformation characterized by an anastomosing network of basement-cored arches and …

Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element systematics of Archean volcanic rocks: Implications for tectonic processes in the early Earth

P Sotiriou, A Polat, BF Windley, T Kusky - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Temporal variations in the incompatible trace element geochemistry of volcanic rocks in
Archean greenstone belts have major implications for the style of tectonics that operated in …

A review and tectonic interpretation of the Taconian–Grampian tract between Newfoundland and Scotland: diachronous accretion of an extensive forearc–arc–backarc …

CR van Staal, JF Dewey - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Taconian–Grampian tract was characterized by a diachronous collision of a
north-facing oceanic arc–forearc terrane and associated backarc basins with an irregular …