Paleosols, which form at the atmosphere-lithosphere interface, can provide semiquantitative
data regarding atmospheric oxygen levels at the time they formed. A number of investigators …

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 …

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 …

A newly recognized remnant of a Paleoproterozoic Large Igneous Province has been
identified in the southern Bastar craton and nearby Cuddapah basin from the adjacent …

The compositional structure and thermal state of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle
(SCLM) beneath the Kalahari Craton and the surrounding mobile belts have been mapped …

The Precambrian foundation of southern Africa consists of Archaean cratonic nuclei
surrounded by belts formed during three separate Proterozoic orogenic episodes. Crust that …

The early geological development of the Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratons has many features in
common. Attempts have been made to correlate geologically similar features of the two …

Juvenile crust formation within the Namaqua-Natal Belt occurred during two principal
periods at∼ 1.4 and∼ 2.2 Ga with little evidence for significant contributions from older …

To better understand the evolutionary history of the African continental crust, a combined U–
Pb, Lu–Hf and O isotopic study has been carried out by in situ analyses of approximately …

Geochronological comparisons of large datasets are facilitated by the use of structured
databases. Data for the Precambrian of South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana …