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0. Abstract 1 1. Introduction 2 2. Paleomagnetic constraints on the Neoproterozoic supercontinent 3 2.1 1100–900 Ma: Laurentia and... more
Mesoarchean magmatism is widespread on the eastern margin of the Kaapvaal Craton, but its origin is still poorly understood, mainly because geochemical data is rare. To shed some light on the source of this Mesoarchean magmatism and to... more
Major element and Re–Os isotope analysis of single sulfide inclusions in diamonds from the 240 Ma Jwaneng kimberlite has revealed the presence of at least two generations of eclogitic diamonds at this locality, one Proterozoic (ca. 1.5... more
Quantitative analysis of geoscientific data to determine areas most likely to contain mineral deposits is becoming increasingly common in the mining industry. The approach is based on characterising areas known to contain deposits and... more
A new mechanism for Paleozoic subsidence of the Russian, or East European, platform is suggested, since a model of lithosphere tilting during the Uralian subduction does not explain the post-Uralian sedimentation record. Alternatively, I... more
The Palaeoproterozoic collision of Archaean Fennoscandia, Volgo-Uralia and Sarmatia, viewed as a large composite of terranes, each with an independent history during Archaean and Early Proterozoic time, formed the East European Craton.... more
The basement of the Moesian Platform is extremely heterogeneous, including rocks ascribed to the Archean, Palaeoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic. Largely concealed by the Palaeozoic to Cenozoic platform cover, the basement exposed in the... more
Thermobarometric data for mantle xenoliths from a kimberlite pipe in the NWT, Canada are used to constrain the thermal properties of the lithospheric mantle underlying the Slave craton. We derive an analytical expression for a... more
... Xenolith data from (Ackerman et al., 2007), (Bianchini et al., 2007), (Bjerg et al., 2005), (Ionov, 2004), (Ionov et al., 1993), (Ionov et al., 2002), (Ionov et al., 2005), (Peltonen et al., 1999), (Rudnick et al., 2004) and (Wiechert... more