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Metacraton: Nature, genesis and behavior
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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.About:
This article is published in Gondwana Research.The article was published on 2013-01-01. It has received 231 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Craton & Orogeny.read more
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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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Flat slab subduction, trench suction, and craton destruction: Comparison of the North China, Wyoming, and Brazilian cratons
Timothy M. Kusky,Brian F. Windley,Brian F. Windley,Lu Wang,Zhensheng Wang,Xiaoyong Li,Peimin Zhu +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define and test a unifying plate tectonic driving mechanism that explains the numerous petrological, geophysical, and geological features that characterize the destruction of cratonic lithospheric roots.
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Contemporaneous assembly of Western Gondwana and final Rodinia break-up: Implications for the supercontinent cycle
TL;DR: In this paper, a revised model for the Neoproterozoic evolution of Western Gondwana is presented, in which geological, geochronological and isotopic data are integrated in order to present a revised approach to infer the evolution of most Western gondwana cratons.
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The Adamawa-Yadé domain, a piece of Archaean crust in the Neoproterozoic Central African Orogenic belt (Bafia area, Cameroon)
Jacqueline Numbem Tchakounté,Aurélien Eglinger,Aurélien Eglinger,S.F. Toteu,Armin Zeh,Charles Nkoumbou,Joseph Mvondo-Ondoa,J. Penaye,Martin de Wit,Pierre Barbey,Pierre Barbey +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, new field observations, ages and geochemical data are presented for the Adamawa-Yade domain, forming part of Central African Orogenic Belt in Cameroon.
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Toward an integrated model of geological evolution for NE Brazil-NW Africa: The Borborema Province and its connections to the Trans-Saharan (Benino-Nigerian and Tuareg shields) and Central African orogens
Fabrício de Andrade Caxito,Lauro Cézar Montefalco de Lira Santos,Carlos E. Ganade,Abderrahmane Bendaoud,El-Hocine Fettous,Merlain Houketchang Bouyo +5 more
TL;DR: The Borborema Province of NE Brazil and the geological provinces of NW Africa (the Trans-Saharan Orogen consisted of the Tuareg and Benino-Nigerian shields and the Central African Orogen of Cameroon, Chad, and Central African Republic) are complex geological regions with superposition of distinct deformational, metamorphic and magmatic events and final structural configuration during the Brasiliano/Pan-African Orogeny.
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Glossary of Geology
TL;DR: The third edition of the Glossary of Geology contains approximately 37,000 terms, or 1,000 more than the second edition as discussed by the authors, with new entries especially numerous in the fields of carbonate sedimentology, hydrogeology, marine geology, mineralogy, ore deposits, plate tectonics, snow and ice and stratigraphic nomenclature.
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The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview
TL;DR: The crustal growth and stabilization of the North China Craton (NCC) relate to three major geological events in the Precambrian: (1) a major phase of continental growth at ca. 2.9-2.7 Ga, (2) the amalgamation of micro-blocks and cratonization at 2.5-3.5 Ga, and (3) Paleoproterozoic rifting-subduction-accretion-collision tectonics and subsequent high-grade granulite facies metamorphism-granitoid mag
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An Outline of the precambrian evolution of the baltic shield
Gabor Gaál,Roland Gorbatschev +1 more
TL;DR: The continental crust of the Baltic Shield was formed between 3.5 and 1.5 Ga ago during four periods of orogenic activity as mentioned in this paper, during which an extensive area of tonalitic-trondhjemitic crust was generated.
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The Saharan metacraton
TL;DR: The Saharan metacraton as discussed by the authors is a region of the African continent that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics.
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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
TL;DR: 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).
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