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Archaean Geochemistry

The Origin and Evolution of the Archaean Continental Crust

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1984

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  1. A. Kröner

    1. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  2. G. N. Hanson

    1. Department of Earth and Space Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

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  3. A. M. Goodwin

    1. Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (13 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Mantle Chemistry and Accretion History of the Earth

    • H. Wänke, G. Dreibus, E. Jagoutz
    Pages 1-24

  3. Geochemical Characteristics of Archaean Ultramafic and Mafic Volcanic Rocks: Implications for Mantle Composition and Evolution

    • S.-S. Sun
    Pages 25-46

  4. Archaean Sedimentary Rocks and Their Relation to the Composition of the Archaean Continental Crust

    • S. M. McLennan, S. R. Taylor
    Pages 47-72

  5. Spatial and Temporal Variations of Archaean Metallogenic Associations in Terms of Evolution of Granitoid-Greenstone Terrains with Particular Emphasis on the Western Australian Shield

    • D. I. Groves, W. D. Batt
    Pages 73-98

  6. Magma Mixing in Komatiitic Lavas from Munro Township, Ontario

    • N. T. Arndt, R. W. Nesbitt
    Pages 99-114

  7. Oxygen Isotope Compositions of Minerals and Rocks and Chemical Alteration Patterns in Pillow Lavas from the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa

    • H. S. Smith, J. R. O’Neil, A. J. Erlank
    Pages 115-137

  8. Petrology and Geochemistry of Layered Ultramafic to Mafic Complexes from the Archaean Craton of Karnataka, Southern India

    • C. Srikantappa, P. K. Hörmann, M. Raith
    Pages 138-160

  9. Pressures, Temperatures and Metamorphic Fluids Across an Unbroken Amphibolite Facies to Granulite Facies Transition in Southern Karnataka, India

    • E. C. Hansen, R. C. Newton, A. S. Janardhan
    Pages 161-181

  10. Origin of Archaean Charnockites from Southern India

    • K. C. Condie, P. Allen
    Pages 182-203

  11. Radiometric Ages (Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, U-Pb) and REE Geochemistry of Archaean Granulite Gneisses from Eastern Hebei Province, China

    • B.-M. Jahn, Z.-Q. Zhang
    Pages 204-234

  12. The Most Ancient Rocks in the USSR Territory by U-Pb Data on Accessory Zircons

    • E. V. Bibikova
    Pages 235-250

  13. Age and Evolution of the Early Precambrian Continental Crust of the Ukrainian Shield

    • N. P. Shcherbak, E. N. Bartnitsky, E. V. Bibikova, V. L. Boiko
    Pages 251-261

  14. Significance of Early Archaean Mafic-Ultramafic Xenolith Patterns

    • A. Y. Glikson
    Pages 262-282

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 283-286
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Archaean Geochemistry 1972 - 1984 The realisation that the continental crust contains well-preserved relics which date as far back as 4/5 of the Earth's age has given a great impetus to the study of early Precambrian terrains. As late as the mid-sixties the Archaean still constituted the 'terra-in­ cognita' of earth science. High metamorphic grades, poor out­ crop, and not least a widely assumed obliteration of early crustal records by convective recycling and thermal reworking had com­ bined to discourage research in this field. Many excellent local studies existed, notably around gold mining centres, but remained unrelated to a broader regional and theoretical understanding. This situation has changed as the consequence of two inter-related factors: (1) advances in isotopic methods and their application to Precambrian rocks, and (2) the recognition that some of the oldest terrains have retained a wealth of primary igneous and sedi­ mentary textures and even geochemical characteristics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    A. Kröner

  • Department of Earth and Space Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, USA

    G. N. Hanson

  • Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    A. M. Goodwin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Archaean Geochemistry

  • Book Subtitle: The Origin and Evolution of the Archaean Continental Crust

  • Editors: A. Kröner, G. N. Hanson, A. M. Goodwin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70001-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-70003-3Published: 17 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-70001-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 286

  • Topics: Mineralogy

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