Abstract The mid-Proterozoic (ca. 1850–850 Ma) is a peculiar period of Earth history in many
respects: ophiolites and passive margins of this age are rare, whereas anorthosite and A …

The proposal that a Paleo-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent, Columbia, preceded the
existence of Rodinia was forwarded in 2002. A similar proposal that same year provided a …

Although elemental proxies (ie, boron/gallium [B/Ga], strontium/barium [Sr/Ba], and
sulfur/total organic carbon [S/TOC]) have been extensively used to evaluate paleo …

Laurentia is the craton that forms the Precambrian core of North America and was a major
continent throughout the majority of the Proterozoic following its amalgamation 1.8 billion …

The location of the Congo-São Francisco (CSF) craton, one of the largest cratons in
Proterozoic paleogeography, has been poorly constrained for the supercontinent Nuna …

Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …

The Araçuaí-West Congo orogen is a confined orogen, formed by the inversion of a gulf of
the São Francisco-Congo paleocontinent during the Neoproterozoic assembly of …

Understanding the intricate relationships between the solid Earth and its surface systems in
deep time necessitates comprehensive full-plate tectonic reconstructions that include …