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Late Cryogenian-Ediacaran history of the Arabian-Nubian Shield: A review of depositional, plutonic, structural, and tectonic events in the closing stages of the northern East African Orogen
Peter R. Johnson,Arild Andresen,Alan S. Collins,Abdel-Rahman Fowler,Harald Fritz,W. Ghebreab,Timothy M. Kusky,Robert J. Stern +7 more
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The geologic history of the ANS during this period provides insight into the closing developmental stages of one of the world's largest accretionary orogens as mentioned in this paper, which is known as the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS).About:
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Reassessment of continental growth during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Alfred Kröner,Victor Kovach,Elena Belousova,Ernst Hegner,Robin Armstrong,Alla Dolgopolova,Reimar Seltmann,D. V. Alexeiev,J.E. Hoffmann,Jean Wong,Min Sun,Keda Cai,Tao Wang,Y. Tong,Simon A. Wilde,Kirill E. Degtyarev,E. Rytsk +16 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the production of mantle-derived or juvenile continental crust during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) has been grossly overestimated.
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Orogen styles in the East African Orogen: A review of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian tectonic evolution.
Harald Fritz,Mohamed G. Abdelsalam,Kamal A. Ali,Bernard Bingen,Alan S. Collins,Abdel-Rahman Fowler,Woldai Ghebreab,Christoph Hauzenberger,Peter R. Johnson,Timothy M. Kusky,P.H. Macey,S. Muhongo,Robert J. Stern,Giulio Viola +13 more
TL;DR: A first phase of ocean closure and accretion of terranes defines the East African Orogeny, which mainly affected the southern parts of east Africa and Madagascar, and was followed by extension phases that were accompanied by emplacement of late- to post-tectonic granitoids.
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A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic
Andrew Merdith,Andrew Merdith,Alan S. Collins,Simon Williams,Sergei Pisarevsky,John Foden,Donnelly B. Archibald,Donnelly B. Archibald,Morgan L. Blades,Brandon L. Alessio,Sheree Armistead,Diana Plavsa,Chris D. Clark,R. Dietmar Müller +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, a full-plate, topological model of the Neoproterozoic that maps the evolution of the tectonic plate configurations during this time is presented.
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Peninsular India in Gondwana: The tectonothermal evolution of the Southern Granulite Terrain and its Gondwanan counterparts
TL;DR: The high-grade terranes of southern India are made up of four main tectonic units; from north to south these are a) the Salem Block, b) the Madurai Block, c) the Trivandrum Block, and d) the Nagercoil Block as discussed by the authors.
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Metacraton: Nature, genesis and behavior
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that cratons involved in intercontinental collisions in a lower plate position are often affected by orogenic events, leading to the transformation of their margins.
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