Geological and paleomagnetic data support the hypothesis that a Paleo-Mesoproterozoic
supercontinent, referred to as Columbia, existed before the formation of Rodinia. This pre …

Passive margins have existed somewhere on Earth almost continually since 2740 Ma. They
were abundant at 1900–1890, 610–520, and 150–0 Ma, scarce at ca. 2445–2300, 1600 …

Shales of the Lakhanda Group of Late Mezoproterozoic age (1050–1000 Ma) from the
southeastern Siberian craton in Russia have been analyzed for major elements and a …

Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are commonly associated with breakup of continents, and
therefore, are a critical source of information to constrain paleocontinental reconstructions …

The Paleoproterozoic Liaohe assemblage and associated Liaoji granitoids represent the
youngest basement in the Eastern Block of the North China Craton. Various structural …

The Cordilleran orogen of western Canada and Alaska records tectonic processes than
span over 1.8 billion years, from assembly of the Laurentian cratonic core of Ancestral North …

Amongst existing palaeogeographic models of the Rodinia supercontinent, or portions
thereof, arguments have focused upon geological relations or palaeomagnetic results, but …

The old terrane of Siberia occupied a very substantial area in the centre of today's political
Siberia and also adjacent areas of Mongolia, eastern Kazakhstan, and northwestern China …

Gneissic rocks in the Chinese Altai Mountains have been interpreted as either Paleozoic
metasedimentary rocks or Precambrian basement. This study reports geochemical and …

Arenites, wackes, and associated shales and siltstones of the Ui group of Riphcan age in
southeastern Siberia have been analyzed for petrographic, major element and selected …