Amalgamating eastern Gondwana: the evolution of the Circum-Indian Orogens
AS Collins, SA Pisarevsky - Earth-Science Reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
The Neoproterozoic global reorganisation that saw the demise of Rodinia and the
amalgamation of Gondwana took place during an incredibly dynamic period of Earth …
amalgamation of Gondwana took place during an incredibly dynamic period of Earth …
A review of the Mesoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic magmatic and tectonothermal history of south–central Africa: implications for Rodinia and Gondwana
This paper provides a review of the tectonic evolution of central–southern Africa from
Mesoproterozoic to earliest Palaeozoic times, using available geological information and a …
Mesoproterozoic to earliest Palaeozoic times, using available geological information and a …
Configuration of Columbia, a Mesoproterozoic supercontinent
JJW Rogers, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2002 - Elsevier
A supercontinent, here named Columbia, may have contained nearly all of the earth's
continental blocks at some time between 1.9 Ga and 1.5 Ga. At that time, eastern India …
continental blocks at some time between 1.9 Ga and 1.5 Ga. At that time, eastern India …
Tectonic setting of the South China Block in the early Paleozoic: Resolving intracontinental and ocean closure models from detrital zircon U‐Pb geochronology
Y Wang, F Zhang, W Fan, G Zhang, S Chen… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Zircon U‐Pb geochronological data on over 900 zircon grains for Cambrian to Silurian
sandstone samples from the South China Block constrain the pre‐Devonian tectonic setting …
sandstone samples from the South China Block constrain the pre‐Devonian tectonic setting …
[HTML][HTML] The lithospheric architecture of Africa: Seismic tomography, mantle petrology, and tectonic evolution
GC Begg, WL Griffin, LM Natapov… - …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present a new analysis of the lithospheric architecture of Africa, and its evolution from ca.
3.6 Ga to the present. Upper-lithosphere domains, generated or reworked in different time …
3.6 Ga to the present. Upper-lithosphere domains, generated or reworked in different time …
[CARTE][B] Continents and supercontinents
JJW Rogers, M Santosh - 2004 - books.google.com
To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called
supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken …
supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken …
Models of Rodinia assembly and fragmentation
Amongst existing palaeogeographic models of the Rodinia supercontinent, or portions
thereof, arguments have focused upon geological relations or palaeomagnetic results, but …
thereof, arguments have focused upon geological relations or palaeomagnetic results, but …
[HTML][HTML] Contemporaneous assembly of Western Gondwana and final Rodinia break-up: implications for the supercontinent cycle
Geological, geochronological and isotopic data are integrated in order to present a revised
model for the Neoproterozoic evolution of Western Gondwana. Although the classical …
model for the Neoproterozoic evolution of Western Gondwana. Although the classical …
The Kalahari Craton during the assembly and dispersal of Rodinia
J Jacobs, S Pisarevsky, RJ Thomas, T Becker - Precambrian Research, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review the dimensions, geometry and architecture of the components of the
Kalahari Craton and the various positions this important crustal block could have occupied …
Kalahari Craton and the various positions this important crustal block could have occupied …
Palaeoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic growth and evolution of the eastern Congo Craton: its role in the Rodinia puzzle
The Central African Cratons comprise various Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic blocks,
flanked or truncated by orogenic belts ranging in age from Palaeoproterozoic (Rusizian …
flanked or truncated by orogenic belts ranging in age from Palaeoproterozoic (Rusizian …