Search Results - "Cratons"

Zircon Trace Element Constraints on the Evolution of the Continental Crust in the Western Domain of the Congo Craton.

Authors: Njinchuki, Ngong Divine Njiosseu Tanko, Evine Laure Tsoungui, Philomène Nga Essomba et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Apr2026, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p414. 29p.

Gold mineralisation from Karankhol area, Sonakhan Greenstone Belt, Bastar Craton, India: Discovery and geological implications.

Authors: DEBNATH, SAMIR DUTTA, SABYASACHI BHANDARI, ASHISH NARENDRA et al.

Source: Current Science (00113891). 3/10/2026, Vol. 130 Issue 5, p400-404. 5p.

Subjects: Greenstone belts, Cratons, Prospecting, Physiographic provinces, Gold mining, Structural geology

Geographic Terms: India

Paleomagnetic detection of relative plate motions and an infrequently reversing core dynamo at 3.5 Ga.

Authors: Brenner, Alec R. Fu, Roger R. Foley, Bradford J. et al.

Source: Science. 3/19/2026, Vol. 391 Issue 6791, p1278-1282. 5p.

Subjects: Plate tectonics, Geomagnetic reversals, Archaean, Cratons, Paleomagnetism, Greenstone belts

Geographic Terms: Barberton Greenstone Belt (South Africa & Swaziland), South Africa, Western Australia

Metallogenic Mechanism of Decratonic Gold Deposit: Geochemical Evidence from Dongbaligou Gold Deposit and Its Ore-Forming Intrusions in Southern Jilin.

Authors: Sun, Jiuda Xu, Zhongyuan Yu, Xiaofei et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Mar2026, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p235. 34p.

Depositional Age and Reworking Processes of the Gongyiming Banded Iron Formation, Inner Mongolia Province, China.

Authors: Wang, Dongsheng Qin, Pengyuan Geng, Fei et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Feb2026, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p189. 22p.

Hadean–Neoarchean Crustal Evolution of the Northeastern North China Craton: Evidence Derived from the Zircon U–Pb–Hf Isotopes of Supracrustal Rock from the Jiapigou Terrane.

Authors: Tian, Nan Han, Jilong Zhang, Xueni et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Feb2026, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p176. 15p.

Crustal-scale structures and tectonic domains of the Kheis Tectonic Province in South Africa from multimethod seismic analysis.

Authors: Westgate, Michael Manzi, Musa S. D. Malehmir, Alireza et al.

Source: Solid Earth. 2025, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p1097-1119. 23p.

Subjects: Cratons, Kaapvaal Craton (South Africa), Physiographic provinces, Geophysical observations, Tectonic landforms, Structural geology, Seismic wave studies

Geographic Terms: Africa, South Africa

Testing the hypothesis of secular thinning and compositional evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath cratons: Implications for kimberlite magmatism.

Authors: Sarkar, Soumendu Giuliani, Andrea Dalton, Hayden et al.

Source: Mineralogy & Petrology. Dec2025, Vol. 119 Issue 4, p795-809. 15p.

Subjects: Lithosphere, Cratons, Geophysical observations, Analytical geochemistry, Magmatism, Geological cycles, Inclusions in igneous rocks

Extent of the São Francisco Craton, South America: a mantle perspective.

Authors: Cooper, Nadine P. Scott, James M. Pearson, D. Graham et al.

Source: Mineralogy & Petrology. Dec2025, Vol. 119 Issue 4, p771-794. 24p.

Subjects: Lithosphere, Cratons, Geophysical observations, Proterozoic Era, Regolith, Geochemistry, Archaean

Geographic Terms: South America

Crustal structure beneath the northern Ordos Block reveals its long-term stability.

Authors: Yin, Weiliang Yang, Tao Yu, Chunquan et al.

Source: SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences. Apr2026, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p1528-1538. 11p.

Subject Terms: *Cratons, *Lithosphere, *Structural geology, *Plate tectonics, *Imaging systems in seismology, *Isostasy

Alkaline Мagmatism of the Southern Siberian Craton: Stages of Formation and Mantle Sources (A Review).

Authors: Doroshkevich, A. G. Izbrodin, I. A. Savatenkov, V. M. et al.

Source: Petrology. Apr2026, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p91-109. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Alkalic igneous rocks, *Cratons, *Geochemistry, *Rodinia (Supercontinent), *Earth's mantle, *Isotopic analysis, *Plate tectonics, *Geological time scales

Timing of Metamorphism and Deformation in the Neoarchean Quetico Metasedimentary Belt, Superior Craton, Constrained by Garnet Trace‐Element Mapping and Lu–Hf Geochronology.

Authors: Rehm, Adrian G. Godet, Antoine Tinkham, Doug et al.

Source: Journal of Metamorphic Geology. May2026, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p265-286. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Metamorphism (Geology), *Cratons, *Trace elements, *Orogeny, *Geological time scales, *Structural geology

How dry is the Archean mantle lithosphere beneath the Kaapvaal craton, southern Africa?

Authors: Dominique, Jessy Moine, Bertrand N. Radu, Ioana B. et al.

Source: Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology. Jun2026, Vol. 181 Issue 6, p1-26. 26p.

Subjects: Lithosphere, Cratons, Temperature measurements, Kimberlite, Earth's mantle, Oxidation states

Geographic Terms: Africa, South Africa

Crustal Structure and Anisotropy in Lower Yangtze Craton and its Implications for Geodynamic Evolution.

Authors: Wu, Shanshan Wei, Zigen Liu, Fang et al.

Source: Pure & Applied Geophysics. May2026, Vol. 183 Issue 5, p2329-2342. 14p.

Subjects: Anisotropy, Cratons, Seismic anisotropy, Lithosphere, Plate tectonics, Mantle plumes, Deformations (Mechanics)

Exploring the Gravimetric and Geochronological Links in Ancient Terranes of the São Francisco Craton and Borborema Province, NE‐Brazil.

Authors: Martins, Douglas Teixeira Amaral, Wagner da Silva dos Santos, Felipe Holanda et al.

Source: Terra Nova. Apr2026, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p77-86. 10p.

Subjects: Uranium-lead dating, Cratons, Fault zones, Crust of the earth, Proterozoic Era, Gravimetry, Physiographic provinces, Geological time scales

Water and diamond inventory in cratonic eclogite and pyroxenite xenoliths from the Sask and Superior Cratons linked to tectonomagmatic craton reactivation.

Authors: Davies, Rondi M. Aulbach, Sonja Stachel, Thomas

Source: Mineralogy & Petrology. Sep2025, Vol. 119 Issue 3, p669-686. 18p.

Textures and Inclusions in Mengyin Diamonds: Insights on Their Formation Within the Southeastern North China Craton.

Authors: Sun, Yu-Meng Wang, Yi-Qi Zhang, Liang et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Aug2025, Vol. 15 Issue 8, p856. 25p.

The H2O component of sheared mantle peridotites from the Kaapvaal craton: evidence for hydrous deformation with implications for the stability of cratons.

Authors: Heckel, Catharina Withers, Anthony C. Woodland, Alan B. et al.

Source: Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology. Feb2026, Vol. 181 Issue 2, p1-22. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Metasomatism, *Cratons, *Kimberlite, *Deformations (Mechanics), *Peridotite

Geographic Terms: Lesotho

Within-plate granitoids in the Jiaobei Terrane were products of a possible tectonic switch from rifting to subduction collision at ca. 2.1 Ga in the North China Craton.

Authors: Zheng, Yali Zhou, Yanyan Zhao, Lei et al.

Source: Geological Society of America Bulletin. Mar2026, Vol. 138 Issue 3/4, p1105-1126. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Plate tectonics, *Cratons, *Granite, *Proterozoic Era, *Precambrian, *Rifts (Geology), *Geochemistry

Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the northeastern margin of the North China Craton: Insight from the mountain-basin system.

Authors: Yuan, Jinglian Liu, Boran Zhou, Qijie et al.

Source: Geological Society of America Bulletin. Jan/Feb2026, Vol. 138 Issue 1/2, p83-108. 26p.

Subject Terms: *Cratons, *Plate tectonics, *Provenance (Geology), *Geological modeling, *Physiographic provinces, *Structural geology, *Neotectonics

Geographic Terms: China, East Asia