Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …

Abstract The East African Orogen, extending from southern Israel, Sinai and Jordan in the
north to Mozambique and Madagascar in the south, is the world́s largest Neoproterozoic to …

During the late Cryogenian–Ediacaran (650–542Ma), the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS)
underwent final assembly and accretion to the Saharan Metacraton concurrent with the …

Tantalum, an important metal for high-technology applications, is recovered from oxide
minerals that are present as minor constituents in rare-metal granites and granitic rare …

A total of 4344 magmatic U-Pb ages in the range 2300 to 800 Ma have been compiled from
the Great Proterozoic Accretionary Orogen along the margin of the Columbia/Nuna …

We present a synopsis of detrital zircon U–Pb ages of sandstones from North Africa and
neighboring Israel and Jordan, which allows us to identify zones with characteristic sediment …

In the context of rift basin formation, structural inheritance describes the influence of pre-
existing structures on new rift-related structures, including faults. Pre-existing structures in …

Abstract The Vindhyan Supergroup, located in central peninsular India, is one of the largest
and thickest Precambrian sedimentary successions of the world, outcrop** over an area of …

The amalgamation of Gondwana and its subsequent fragmentation has been a subject of
several studies over the past five decades, yet the very important question of the initial …

Available U–Pb geochronology of the Precambrian shield of Madagascar is summarized
and integrated into a synthesis of the region's geological history. The shield is described in …