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Anoxic continental surface weathering recorded by the 2.95 Ga Denny Dalton Paleosol (Pongola Supergroup, South Africa)

Andy W. Heard et al.

Summary: Before the Great Oxidation Event, iron mobilization during continental weathering was common, but studies from the Pongola Supergroup in South Africa suggest that continental weathering may have also occurred under transiently oxic conditions before the GOE. Iron isotopic systematics indicate limited fractionation during Mesoarchean continental weathering, while titanium isotopes show no significant fractionation in the paleosol, suggesting that continental weathering and erosion in the Archean did not fractionate Ti isotopes.

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes of Huai'an complex granites, North China Craton: Implications for crustal growth, reworking and tectonic evolution

Min Gao et al.

Summary: The Huai'an Complex in the North China Craton consists of TTG gneisses and granite intrusive bodies. Zircon U-Pb ages reveal three episodes of magmatism from 2.6-2.3 Ga, 2.0-1.7 Ga, and similar ages around 2.3-2.0 Ga, indicating different magma sources. The complex underwent crustal growth and reworking stages from 3.1-2.5 Ga to 1.95-1.7 Ga, with tectonic processes of compression-extension-compression during 2.6-1.7 Ga.

GONDWANA RESEARCH (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Dynamic slab segmentation due to brittle-ductile damage in the outer rise

T. Gerya et al.

Summary: The study reveals that bending-induced plate damage can lead to slab weakening and segmentation at the outer-rise region, with a strong feedback between brittle and ductile damage localization. This phenomenon explains the subduction dichotomy, development of large-offset normal faults near trenches, occurrence of segmented seismic velocity anomalies, distinct interfaces within subducted slabs, and localized intraplate areas of reduced effective viscosity.

NATURE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Magmatic thickening of crust in non–plate tectonic settings initiated the subaerial rise of Earth’s first continents 3.3 to 3.2 billion years ago

Priyadarshi Chowdhury et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

U-Pb-Hf-O-Nd isotopic and geochemical constraints on the origin of Archean TTG gneisses from the North China Craton: Implications for crustal growth

Zhuang Li et al.

Summary: This study analyzed in detail the TTG and associated rocks in the North China Craton, revealing that TTG originated from partial melting of the lower crust, formed around 2.56-2.51 billion years ago, and underwent a metamorphic event around 2.48-2.45 billion years ago. The results suggest that the geochemistry of TTG may be influenced by various petrogenetic processes, such as partial melting, magma mixing, fractional crystallization, and crustal contamination.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Paleoarchean terrestrial to shallow marine sedimentation on Singhbhum Craton, eastern India (the Western Iron Ore Group)

Rajat Mazumder et al.

Summary: This study reports a > 3.4 Ga shallow marine to terrestrial deposit from the Western Iron Ore Group (WIOG), Singhbhum Craton, India. The sedimentary succession indicates an overall shallowing-up trend because of sea level fall. Sedimentary structures and texture of the WIOG fluvial deposit are very similar to recent fluvial deposits and are likely to have formed by similar sediment transportation and depositional processes in a tectonically stable sedimentary basin.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Unravelling depositional setting, age and provenance of the Simlipal volcano-sedimentary complex, Singhbhum craton: Evidence for Hadean crust and Mesoarchean marginal marine sedimentation

Surjyendu Bhattacharjee et al.

Summary: The researchers conducted a detailed study of the Simlipal volcano-sedimentary succession in the Singhbhum craton of eastern India, reporting the first detrital zircon U-Pb ages from this succession. The lithostratigraphic analysis and petrographic study indicated deposition in a tidally-influenced marginal marine setting, with detrital zircon data supporting a maximum depositional age around 3.08 Ga and revealing source ages peaks. The study also documented the involvement of Hadean crust and the tectonothermal imprint of a late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic orogeny on the Singhbhum craton.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Orogenic quiescence in Earth's middle age

Ming Tang et al.

Summary: This study found that the average thickness of active continental crust on Earth varies on billion-year time scales, with mountain-building processes closely related to nutrient cycling on Earth's surface. The formation of the Nuna-Rodinia supercontinent led to a gradual thinning of the crust, impacting ocean nutrient cycling and the evolution of life.

SCIENCE (2021)

Article Geology

De Kraalen and Witrivier Greenstone Belts, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa: Characterisation of the Palaeo-Mesoarchaean evolution by rutile and zircon U-Pb geochronology combined with Hf isotopes

V van Schijndel et al.

Summary: The formation and evolution of Palaeoarchaean De Kraalen and Witrivier Greenstone Belts (DKGB and WGB) of the Kaapvaal Craton are poorly understood. This study reports U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic data of zircon and rutile from supracrustal rocks in these areas. The results indicate different protolith and metamorphic ages for the rocks in DKGB and WGB, as well as variations in Hf isotopic compositions.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY (2021)

Review Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Time will tell: Secular change in metamorphic timescales and the tectonic implications

Priyadarshi Chowdhury et al.

Summary: The evolution of metamorphic rocks in terms of pressure, temperature, and time is directly tied to geodynamics, with different tectonic settings showing variations in their thermal architecture. The association between P-T paths and thermobaric ratios of metamorphic rocks is commonly used to distinguish different tectonic domains. However, the significance of metamorphic timescales in constraining tectonic settings is often overlooked. The relationship between the thermal regime, rheology, and rates of motion controlled by heat, mass, and momentum conservation laws results in differences in heating, cooling, burial, exhumation rates of metamorphic rocks, ultimately influencing the duration of metamorphism.

GONDWANA RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Eoarchean crust in East Antarctica: Extension from Enderby Land into Kemp Land

Monika A. Kusiak et al.

Summary: The study of Eoarchean rocks in the Napier Complex of East Antarctica found that some rocks were formed around 3.86-3.7 billion years ago, potentially linked to magmatic and metamorphic activity. The analysis revealed traces of mantle-derived components in the samples, while the scatter in the dating data may be attributed to high-temperature metamorphism.

GONDWANA RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Trace Element Contents of Mantle-Derived Magmas Through Time

Stephen J. Barnes et al.

Summary: The research reveals that trace element patterns in mafic and ultramafic magmas have varied over time and are similar to baseline data sets representing modern tectonic settings. This suggests a gradual decrease in crustal influence on magmas from the Archean to the Phanerozoic Earth. Additionally, plume sources may have been depleted in the Archean Earth and enriched in the Phanerozoic Earth.

JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

A 200-million-year delay in permanent atmospheric oxygenation

Simon W. Poulton et al.

Summary: The rise of atmospheric oxygen had a significant impact on the chemistry of surficial environments and Earth's habitability. Research indicates that atmospheric oxygen levels continued to fluctuate around 2.32 billion years ago, correlating with major perturbations in ocean redox chemistry and climate. Ultimately, permanent atmospheric oxygenation was achieved around 2.22 billion years ago, about 100 million years later than previously estimated.

NATURE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Oxygen isotopes trace the origins of Earth's earliest continental crust

Robert H. Smithies et al.

Summary: The research identified two different types of TTG using variations in zircon oxygen isotope composition and whole-rock geochemistry. Primitive TTGs containing high levels of sodium do not require a source highly enriched in incompatible trace elements, while evolved TTGs need sources enriched in water from the hydrosphere and incompatible trace elements.

NATURE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Plume-driven recratonization of deep continental lithospheric mantle

Jingao Liu et al.

Summary: The study investigates the role of plume upwelling in the destruction and recratonization of roughly 200-kilometre-thick cratonic lithospheric mantle in the northern portion of the Slave craton affected by the Mackenzie plume event 1.27 billion years ago. The research shows how new melt residues produced by the plume event contribute to the healing and return to their original lithospheric thickness of cratons after substantial disruption of their roots. The findings suggest that this process may be widespread in the history of cratons and contribute to the diversity of mantle peridotites in terms of age and origin.

NATURE (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

The formation of Neoarchean continental crust in the south-east Superior Craton by two distinct geodynamic processes

D. R. Mole et al.

Summary: This study analyzed geochemical data from the southeast Superior Craton in Canada to investigate the continental crust formation and evolution in the Neoarchean era. The findings suggest a continental-rift setting driven by plume magmatism followed by a transition to north-dipping subduction, indicating the possible onset of plate tectonics around 2.7 billion years ago.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Zircon and monazite geochronology from the Rengali-Eastern Ghats Province: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the eastern Indian terrane

Sankar Bose et al.

Summary: This study presents new age data from the Rengali Province and the Eastern Ghats Province, revealing their tectonic evolution and possible juxtaposition during different geological events. The research shows multiple metamorphic and magmatic activities in these regions at various time points, ultimately leading to their convergence around 1 billion to 900 million years ago to form the Eastern Indian terrane.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geology

Palaeoarchaean TTGs of the Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratons compared; an early Vaalbara supercraton evaluated

N. J. Gardiner et al.

Summary: The oldest continental crust is composed of Eoarchaean to Palaeoarchaean felsic intrusive rocks, typically found in gneiss terranes or granite-greenstone belts. The East Pilbara Terrane and Barberton Granite-Greenstone Belt display geological similarities, hinting at the existence of a supercraton called Vaalbara. However, there are important differences in age, geochemistry, and isotopic profiles between their TTG domes.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY (2021)

Article Geology

Precambrian tectonic evolution of Earth: an outline

J. F. Dewey et al.

Summary: The article discusses the geological history of Earth, highlighting five distinct tectonic periods that shaped the planet's features and rock associations. It points out that plate tectonics as seen on present-day Earth was only operating during the Neoproterozoic and Phanerozoic eras. The study concludes that early Earth likely had a stagnant lid with different geological characteristics compared to later periods marked by plate tectonics.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Late Neoarchean crustal growth under paired continental arc-back arc system in the North China Craton

Xin He et al.

Summary: Late Neoarchean metavolcanic rocks from the Jiaobei terrane in North China Craton show characteristics similar to Mariana back-arc basin basalts, indicating the significant impact of plate tectonics on early continental growth.

GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS (2021)

Review Astronomy & Astrophysics

Oxygenation, Life, and the Planetary System during Earth's Middle History: An Overview

Timothy W. Lyons et al.

Summary: The long history of life on Earth is closely related to the evolving amount of oxygen. While the relationship between early oxygen levels and the emergence of complex life is not clear, there is evidence of a significant increase in oxygen around 800 million years ago coinciding with major developments in complex life. However, the debate continues on whether the rising oxygen levels triggered or followed the evolution of complex organisms.

ASTROBIOLOGY (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

A Pilbara perspective on the generation of Archaean continental crust

Chris Hawkesworth et al.

Summary: The study evaluates high-quality geochemical data of the magmatic rocks from the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia, providing insights into models for the generation and evolution of continental crust. It focuses on the rock composition, structure, and evolution of the magmatic rocks, emphasizing the significance of high Dy/La rocks in the formation of the crust.

CHEMICAL GEOLOGY (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Gondwana's interlinked peripheral orogens

Peter A. Cawood et al.

Summary: After its assembly in the Ediacaran-Early Cambrian, Gondwana was surrounded by a system of peripheral orogens, including Terra Australis, Avalonian-Cadomian, and North Indo-Australie, which showed temporal correlations in their lithotectonic records. The development of these orogens was influenced by the breakup of Rodinia in the early Neoproterozoic, with variations reflecting the different relationships of their basement continental blocks to the supercontinent. The different orogens recorded the development of passive continental margins or convergent plate margins prior to Gondwana's assembly.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Analyses from a validated global U-Pb detrital zircon database: Enhanced methods for filtering discordant U-Pb zircon analyses and optimizing crystallization age estimates

Stephen J. Puetz et al.

Summary: This study compares the accuracy of four different best age models using a new global detrital zircon database, finding that the age distributions based on the five non-iterative class-based models are better correlated.

EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS (2021)

Article Geology

Earth's new tectonic regime at the dawn of the Paleoproterozoic: Hf isotope evidence for efficient crustal growth and reworking in the Sao Francisco craton, Brazil

Henrique Bruno et al.

Summary: The study suggests that the Paleoproterozoic crust of the southern Silo Francisco craton was generated from different proportions of mantle and crustal isotopic reservoirs, indicating a consistent sequence of plate tectonic processes.

GEOLOGY (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Extent and age of Mesoarchean components in the Nagssugtoqidian orogen, West Greenland: Implications for tectonic environments and crust building in cratonic orogenic belts

T. McIntyre et al.

Summary: This study reports the rediscovery of the oldest known component in the Nagssugtoqidian orogen (NO), the Qorlortoq gneiss, through new geochemical and geochronological data. The research reveals a prolonged time-scale between crustal production events in the NO region and suggests a geodynamic environment characterized by stagnant-lid or episodic mobile-lid tectonics. These findings provide important insights into the diversity and nature of Archean geodynamic environments.

LITHOS (2021)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Deep continental roots and cratons

D. Graham Pearson et al.

Summary: Cratons are the oldest parts of Earth's continents, and the key to their formation and preservation lies in understanding how and when the thick, strong mantle roots beneath these regions formed and evolved.

NATURE (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation

Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen et al.

Summary: Geological observations and numerical simulations suggest that a >12,000 km plate boundary formed between the Indian and African plates around 105 million years ago, initiated by a mantle plume rise below Madagascar-India. This mechanism may be an underlying cause of the emergence of modern plate tectonics.

NATURE GEOSCIENCE (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Geochronology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Neoarchean magmatism in the Jiefangyingzi area, northern North China Craton: Implications for crustal growth and tectonic affinity

Qi-Qi Zhang et al.

Summary: The research focuses on the Neoarchean rocks in the Jiefangyingzi area, analyzing their formation processes, geological characteristics, and the geological relations between the Jiefangyingzi area, the northern North China Craton, and the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The study suggests that the Jiefangyingzi area has a tectonic affinity with the Eastern Block of the NCC, and provides insights into the crustal growth and reworking processes in the region.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

3.51 Ga old felsic volcanic rocks and carbonaceous cherts from the Gorumahisani Greenstone Belt - Insights into the Palaeoarchaean record of the Singhbhum Craton, India

Jaganmoy Jodder et al.

Summary: This study reports a Palaeoarchaean greenstone sequence in the Singhbhum Craton of India, specifically in the Gorumahisani Greenstone Belt (GGB) in the north-eastern part. The chert of GGB is similar to those in South Africa and Australia. Raman spectroscopy estimated the peak metamorphic temperature in the study area to be around 460 degrees Celsius.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Review Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Late Neoarchean metavolcanic rocks from the Tonghua area, Southern Jilin Province, China: Constraints on the formation and evolution of the northeastern North China Craton

Chao-Yang Wang et al.

Summary: This study focuses on the petrogenesis, geochronology, and isotopic characteristics of metavolcanic rocks in the Tonghua area, shedding light on the crustal evolution history in the northeastern North China Craton during the Neoarchean. The results of zircon dating and isotopic analysis reveal the magmatic activities, metamorphic events, and regional tectonic background, providing insights into the tectonic-thermal evolution in the region. The geochemical data further indicate the rock types and suggest a long-lived continental-margin setting along the northeastern margin of the North China Craton during the late Neoarchean, distinguishing between the Northern Liaoning Block and Southern Jilin Block.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Insight into Archean crustal growth and mantle evolution from multi-isotope U-Pb and Lu-Hf analysis of detrital zircon grains from the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces, Canada

Ben M. Frieman et al.

Summary: Lu-Hf laser ablation - multi-collector - inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) analysis on detrital zircon grains from successor basins of the Archean Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces yielded insights into their sedimentary and magmatic provenance, with majority of grains showing epsilon(Hf) values corresponding to compositions of the Archean depleted mantle. The results suggest a well-established depleted upper mantle reservoir during the construction of the southern Superior Province around 2690-2670 Ma, likely influenced by subduction-accretion processes.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Episodic Archean crustal accretion in the North China Craton: Insights from integrated zircon U-Pb-Hf-O isotopes of the Southern Jilin Complex, northeast China

Meiling Wu et al.

Summary: The study of the Southern Jilin Complex using high-precision in-situ zircon U-Pb-Hf-O isotopes reveals three episodes of magmatism at around 2.78, 2.69, and 2.55 billion years ago, with magma sources mainly derived from crustal reworking and minimal sediment recycling. The findings suggest a bottom-up geodynamic regime in the region during the Neoarchean, possibly related to plume activities, rather than involving modern-style subduction.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Over one billion years of Archean crust evolution revealed by zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopes from the Saglek-Hebron complex

Benjamin Wasilewski et al.

Summary: The Saglek-Hebron Complex in Northern Labrador, Canada, contains some of the oldest crustal rocks on Earth, with over one billion years of early magmatic history recorded. New analyses on zircons suggest six distinct magmatic events formed the felsic crust, with ages ranging from approximately 3857 Ma to 2750 Ma. The complex and protracted crustal history of the SHC is marked by the reworking of mafic and felsic crust over one billion years.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Mercury abundance and isotopic composition indicate subaerial volcanism prior to the end-Archean whiff of oxygen

Jana Meixnerova et al.

Summary: Multiple transient episodes of oxygenation occurred in Earth's early atmosphere before the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ago. Research suggests that the whiff of O-2 was preceded by subaerial volcanism, leading to temporary accumulation of oxygen. These events were triggered by diminished volcanic O-2 sinks and enhanced nutrient supply to the ocean from weathering of volcanic rocks.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Crustal rejuvenation stabilised Earth's first cratons

Jacob A. Mulder et al.

Summary: The study reveals that in the Yilgarn Craton of Australia, the first stable, evolved rocks formed during an influx of juvenile magmatic source material. The preservation of crust is linked to the accumulation of buoyant, melt-depleted mantle blocks.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Cellular remains in a ∼3.42-billion-year-old subseafloor hydrothermal environment

Barbara Cavalazzi et al.

Summary: This study presents the discovery of well-preserved putative filamentous microfossils dating back to approximately 3.42 billion years ago in a paleo-subseafloor hydrothermal vein system of the Barberton greenstone belt in South Africa. These filaments, colonizing the walls of conduits created by low-temperature hydrothermal fluid, are considered to be the oldest methanogens and/or methanotrophs thriving in an ultramafic volcanic substrate.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Sulfur and mercury MIF suggest volcanic contributions to Earth's atmosphere at 2.7 Ga

A. L. Zerkle et al.

Summary: The Archean eon was marked by significant changes in Earth's geosphere and biosphere, such as the emergence of plate tectonics and the expansion of oxygenic photosynthesis. Analysis of sulfur and mercury isotopes from sediments dating back to around 2.7 billion years ago provides insights into atmospheric chemistry during this time, highlighting the impact of volcanic input and local mixing on the muted S-MIF and odd number Hg-MIF values. The absence of even number Hg-MIF in these sediments suggests complete photo-oxidation of gaseous Hg-0, possibly influenced by increased halogen emissions from arc volcanism, indicating the important role of early plate tectonics-related volcanism in shaping the atmosphere around 2.7 Ga.

GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS (2021)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Hydrated Peridotite - Basaltic Melt Interaction Part I: Planetary Felsic Crust Formation at Shallow Depth

Anastassia Y. Borisova et al.

Summary: The study suggests that the embryonic continental crust on early Earth may have been formed through the partial melting of serpentinite with basaltic melt, a mechanism that could also have been widespread on Mars and other terrestrial planets. The experiments provide insights into a new mechanism for crust formation and offer potential explanations for the origins of continental crust on early Earth and possibly on Mars.

FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE (2021)

Review Environmental Sciences

The metamorphic and magmatic record of collisional orogens

Owen M. Weller et al.

Summary: The similarities and differences between the Himalaya-Tibetan orogen and ancient mountain belts highlight the key factors controlling mountain building. Foreland rheology is considered a critical factor in determining the effectiveness of comparing orogens.

NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Rise of major subaerial landmasses about 3.0 to 2.7 billion years ago

C-T Liu et al.

Summary: From 3.0 to 2.7 billion years ago, the chemical composition of globally continental mafic volcanic rocks gradually decreased, indicating the gradual rise of major subaerial landmasses. This process was controlled by a dynamic balance of mountain building processes dominantly driven by plate tectonics and subsidence due to weathering erosion and thermal relaxation.

GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS (2021)

Review Environmental Sciences

Evolution of the structure and impact of Earth's biosphere

Noah J. Planavsky et al.

Summary: This review examines the evolving structure of Earth's biosphere, the impact of major events on geochemical cycles, and the potential issues with commonly held viewpoints. It argues for new lines of biogeochemical work to explore and suggests that the rise of animals or algae may not have been the first-order controls of the marine biological carbon pump.

NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Review Environmental Sciences

Mantle plumes and their role in Earth processes

Anthony A. P. Koppers et al.

Summary: Mantle plumes are channels of thermal and chemical upwelling in the deep Earth's mantle, with potentially more than 18 rooted in the lower mantle, as supported by geochemistry of hotspot volcanoes. However, controversies persist regarding the origin, dynamics, and composition of mantle plumes, requiring improvements in seismic imaging resolution and geochemical analysis techniques to better resolve mantle plume structures.

NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Review Environmental Sciences

The supercontinent cycle

Ross N. Mitchell et al.

Summary: Over the past 2 billion years, three major supercontinents have been identified, representing self-organization in plate tectonics. Research indicates that the supercontinent cycle is intimately related to whole-mantle convection, serving as both an effect and a cause of mantle convection. Future studies will focus on which oceans close to create a supercontinent and how these predictions are linked to mantle convection.

NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

How mafic was the Archean upper continental crust? Insights from Cu and Ag in ancient glacial diamictites

Kang Chen et al.

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Circa 2.5 Ga granitoids in the eastern North China craton: Melting from ca. 2.7 Ga accretionary crust

Yilong Li et al.

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN (2020)

Review Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Archean sedimentation on Dharwar Craton, India and its implications

P. V. Sunder Raju et al.

EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS (2020)

Review Astronomy & Astrophysics

Plate Tectonics and the Archean Earth

Michael Brown et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 48, 2020 (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

A zircon petrochronologic view on granitoids and continental evolution

C. Balica et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Cycling phosphorus on the Archean Earth: Part I. Continental weathering and riverine transport of phosphorus

Jihua Hao et al.

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

The composition of Mars

Takashi Yoshizaki et al.

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Geology and U-Pb geochronology of the Amani Region, southwestern Tanzania

Stephan C. Dunn et al.

JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Earth's earliest granitoids are crystal-rich magma reservoirs tapped by silicic eruptions

Oscar Laurent et al.

NATURE GEOSCIENCE (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events linked by deep cycling and enhanced degassing of carbon

James Eguchi et al.

NATURE GEOSCIENCE (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Mesoarchean to Paleoproterozoic crustal evolution of the Taihua Complex in the southern North China Craton

Xiaoliang Jia et al.

PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

An andesitic source for Jack Hills zircon supports onset of plate tectonics in the Hadean

Simon Turner et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

The Archean atmosphere

David C. Catling et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Detrital zircon evidence for change in geodynamic regime of continental crust formation 3.7-3.6 billion years ago

Sameer Ranjan et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Peel-back controlled lithospheric convergence explains the secular transitions in Archean metamorphism and magmatism

Priyadarshi Chowdhury et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

S-type granites: Their origin and distribution through time as determined from detrital zircons

Ziyi Zhu et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Detrital rutile ages can deduce the tectonic setting of sedimentary basins

Ines Pereira et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Editorial Material Geology

Earth Matters: A tempo to our planet's evolution

Peter A. Cawood

GEOLOGY (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

In situ rutile U-Pb dating based on zircon calibration using LA-ICP-MS, geological applications in the Dabie orogen, China

Zhenhui Hou et al.

JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES (2020)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Two styles of plate tectonics in Earth's history

Yong-Fei Zheng et al.

SCIENCE BULLETIN (2020)

Article Geology

MultipleP-T-d-tpaths reveal the evolution of the final Nuna assembly in northeast Australia

Silvia Volante et al.

JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of rutiles associated with hydrothermal mineralization along the southern Aracuai Belt, SE Brazil

Maristella Moreira Santos et al.

JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Paleomagnetic evidence for modern-like plate motion velocities at 3.2 Ga

Alec R. Brenner et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2020)

Article Geochemistry & Geophysics

Paired metamorphism in the Neoarchean: A record of accretionary-to-collisional orogenesis in the North China Craton

Bo Huang et al.

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Seismological evidence for the earliest global subduction network at 2 Ga ago

Bo Wan et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2020)

Review Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

The Evolution of the Continental Crust and the Onset of Plate Tectonics

Chris J. Hawkesworth et al.

FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE (2020)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Global distribution of sediment-hosted metals controlled by craton edge stability

Mark J. Hoggard et al.

NATURE GEOSCIENCE (2020)

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