Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution (Geological Society London, Special Publication)

The Palaeoproterozoic era (2500-1600 Ma) is a critical period of Earth history, with dynamic evolution from the deep planetary interior to its surface environment. Several lines of geological evidence suggest the existence of at least one pre-Rodinia supercontinent, named Nuna or Columbia, which formed near the end of Palaeoproterozoic time. Prior to this assembly, there may have been an older supercontinent (Kenorland) or perhaps only independently drifting supercratons. The tectonic records of amalgamation and dispersal of these ancient landmasses provide a framework that links processes of the deep Earth with those of its fluid envelope. The sixteen papers in this volume present reviews and new analytical data that span the geological record of Palaeoproterozoic Earth. The volume is useful as a reference book for students and professional geoscientists interested in this important period of global evolution. Related Titles SP318 Earth Accretionary Systems in Space and Time Edited by P A Cawood and A Kroner ISBN: 978-1-86239-278-6Publication Date: July 2009 Pages: 424 Hardback Prices: $190 Accretionary orogens form at convergent plate boundaries and have been active throughout Earth history. They provide an important constraint on the initiation of horizontal motion of lithospheric plates on Earth and have been responsible for major growth of the continental lithosphere through the addition of juvenile magma. SP321 Extending a Continent: Architecture, Rheology and Heat Budget Edited by U Ring and B Wernicke ISBN: 978-1-86239-284-7 Publication Date: November 2009 Pages: 272Hardback Prices: $180 In controlling continental break-up, extensional tectonics is one of the most fundamental processes that shape the face of our planet. Extension and break-up is key to understanding the evolution of continents, and the origin of sedimentary basins and their hydrocarbon potential, as well as the thermo-haline circulation in the oceans and thus global climate. SP308 Geodynamic Evolution of East Antarctica: A Key to the East-West Gondwana Connection Edited by M Satish-Kumar, Y Motoyoshi, Y Osanai, Y Hiroi and K Shiraishi ISBN: 978-1-86239-268-7 Publication Date: December 2008Pages: 464 Hardback Prices: $200 This volume presents reviews and new research from localities across East Antarctica, especially from Dronning Maud Land to Enderby Land, where the geological record preserves a history that spans the Archaean and Proterozoic. The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides Palaeoproterozoic supercontinents and global evolution : correlations from core to atmosphere / S.M. Reddy & D.A.D. Evans The IGCP 509 database system : design and application of a tool to capture and illustrate litho- and chrono-stratigraphic information for Palaeoproterozoic tectonic domains, large igneous provinces and ore deposits; with examples from southern Africa / B.M. Eglington, S.M. Reddy & D.A.D. Evans The Columbia connection in North China / T.M. Kusky & M. Santosh The Precambrian Khondalite Belt in the Daqingshan area, North China Craton : evidence for multiple metamorphic events in the Palaeoproterozoic era / Y. Wan ... [et al.] The Lüliang Massif : a key area for the understanding of the Palaeoproterozoic Trans-North China Belt, North China Craton / P. Trap .. [et al.] Palaeoproterozoic to Eoarchaen crustal growth in southern Siberia : a Nd-isotope synthesis / D.P. Gladkochub ... [et al.] Palaeomagnetism and U-Pb dates of the Palaeoproterozoic Akitkan Group (South Siberia) and implications for pre-Neoproterozoic tectonics / A.N. Didenko ... [et al.] Timing and duration of Palaeoproterozoic events producing ore-bearing layered intrusions of the Baltic Shield : metallogenic, petrological and geodynamic implications / T. Bayanova, J. Ludden & F. Mitrofanov Palaeomagnetism of the Salla Diabase Dyke, northeastern Finland, and its implication for the Baltica-Laurentia entity during the Mesoproterozoic / J. Salminen ... [et al.] Sm-Nd data for granitoids across the Namaqua sector of the Namaqua-Natal Province, South Africa / Å. Pettersson ... [et al.] Geodynamic evolution of the 2.25-2.0 Ga Palaeoproterozoic magmatic rocks in the Man-Leo Shield of the West African Craton. A model of subsidence of an oceanic plateau / M. Lompo U-Pb and Sm-Nd constraints on the nature of the Campinorte sequence and related Palaeoproterozoic juvenile orthogneisses, Tocantins Province, central Brazil / M.E.S.D. Giustina ... [et al.] Evidence for 2.35 to 2.30 Ga juvenile crustal growth in the northwest Borborema Province, NE Brazil / T.J.S. dos Santos ... [et al.] SHRIMP U-Pb c. 1860 Ma anorogenic magmatic signatures from the NW Himalaya : implications for Palaeoproterozoic assembly of the Columbia Supercontinent / S. Singh, A.K. Jain & M.E. Barley Palaeoproterozoic seismites (fine-grained facies of the Chaibasa Formation, east India) and their soft-sediment deformation structures / R. Mazumder ... [et al.] Correlations and reconstruction models for the 2500-1500 Ma evolution of the Mawson Continent / J.L. Payne ... [et al.]. Accretionary Orogens Through Earth History / P.a. Cawood [and Others] -- Metamorphic Patterns In Orogenic Systems And The Geological Record / M. Brown -- Arc-continent Collisions, Sediment Recycling And The Maintenance Of The Continental Crust / P.d. Clift, H. Schouten & P. Vannucchi -- Implications Of Estimate Magmatic Additions And Recycling Losses At The Subduction Zones Of Accretionary (non-collisional) And Collisional (suturing) Orogens / D.w. Scholl & R. Von Huene -- Eoarchaen Crustal Growth In West Greenland (itsaq Gneiss Complex) And In Norhern China (anshan Area): Review And Synthesis -- Archean Crustal Growth Processes In Southern West Greenland And The Southern Superior Province: Geodynamic And Magmatic Constraints / A. Polat, R. Kerrich & B. Windley --^ Correlation Of Archaen And Palaeoproterozoic Units Between Northeastern Canada And Western Greenland: Constraining The Pre-collisional Upper Plate Accretionary History Of The Trans-hudson Orogen / M.r. St-onge [and Others] -- Palaeoproterozoic Accretionary Processes In Fennoscandia / R. Lahtinen [and Others] -- The Underestimated Proterozoic Component Of The Canadian Cordillera Accretionary Margin / D.b. Snyder [and Others] -- A Palaeozoic Northwest Passage: Incursion Of Caledonian Baltican And Siberian Terranes Into Eastern Panthalassa And The Early Evolution Of The North American Cordillera / M. Colpron & J.l. Nelson -- Arc Imbrication During Thick-skinned Collision Within The Northern Cordilleran Accretionary Orogen, Yukon, Canada / A.m. Tizzard, S.t. Johnston & L.m. Heaman -- Palaeozoic Lachlan Orogen, Australia; Accretion And Constuction Of Continental Crust In A Marginal Ocean Setting: Isotopic Evidence From Cambrian Metavolcanic Rocks / D.a. Foster [and Others] --^ The Eurasian Se Asian Margin As A Modern Example Of An Accretionary Orogen / R. Hall -- Evolution From An Oblique Subduction Back-arc Mobile Belt To A Highly Oblique Collisional Margin: The Cenozoic Tectonic Development Of Thailand And Eastern Myanmar / C.k. Morley. Edited By P.a. Cawood And A. Kröner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Over the last three decades, there has been a growing appreciation of the role of extensional tectonics in convergent orogens. The opening contribution to this book provides a flavour of how this 'detachment era' has changed our views on tectono-metamorphic relationships in mountain belts. Other papers provide a mix of new, innovative and controversial ideas that may help to solve the mechanical paradox on slip on shallowly dipping extensional detachments and quantitative case studies from New Zealand, the Aegean extensional province, the Alps and Finland Accretionary orogens form at convergent plate boundaries and include the supra-subduction zone forearc, magmatic arc and backarc components. They can be broken into retreating and advancing types, based on their kinematic framework and resulting geological character. This volume presents fourteen papers dealing with general aspects of accretion and metamorphism and discuss examples of accretionary orogens and crustal growth through Earth history, from the Archaean to the Cenozoic Geological correlations of East Antarctica with adjoining continents have been puzzling geologists ever since the concept of a Gondwana supercontinent surfaced. This volume presents reviews and new research from localities across East Antarctica, and includes extensive bibliographies of results