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Processes on the Early Earth
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Geological Society of America
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Geological Society of America
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9780813724058
Publication date:
January 01, 2006
Processes on the Early Earth
Editor(s): Wolf Uwe Reimold, Roger L. Gibson
https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE405
ISBN (print): 9780813724058
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2006
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Table of Contents
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PrefaceAuthor(s)
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The record of impact processes on the early Earth: A review of the first 2.5 billion yearsAuthor(s)Christian KoeberlChristian Koeberl1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Large-scale impacts and the evolution of the Earth's crust: The early yearsAuthor(s)Richard A.F. Grieve;Richard A.F. Grieve1Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Mark J. Cintala;Mark J. Cintala2NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77055, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ann M. TherriaultAnn M. Therriault3Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Archean spherule layers in the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: A discussion of problems related to the impact interpretationAuthor(s)Axel Hofmann;Axel Hofmann1Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Wolf Uwe Reimold;Wolf Uwe Reimold2Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Museum für Naturkunde (Mineralogy), Humboldt University, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Christian KoeberlChristian Koeberl3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Diagenetic alteration of impact spherules in the Neoarchean Monteville layer, South AfricaAuthor(s)Issaku Kohl;Issaku Kohl1Geology Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074-1052, USASearch for other works by this author on:Bruce M. Simonson;Bruce M. Simonson1Geology Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074-1052, USASearch for other works by this author on:Melissa BerkeMelissa Berke2U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, Virginia 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Relicts of Earth's earliest crust: U-Pb, Lu-Hf, and morphological characteristics of >3.7 Ga detrital zircon of the western Canadian ShieldAuthor(s)R.P. Hartlaub;R.P. Hartlaub1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:L.M. Heaman;L.M. Heaman1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Simonetti;A. Simonetti1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:C.O. BöhmC.O. Böhm2Manitoba Geological Survey, Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines, 360-1395 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 3P2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Precise U-Pb zircon ID-TIMS ages provide an alternative interpretation to early ion microprobe ages and new insights into Archean crustal processes, northern LabradorAuthor(s)Thomas E. Krogh;Thomas E. Krogh1Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Sandra L. KamoSandra L. Kamo1Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The 3.466 Ga “Kitty's Gap Chert,” an early Archean microbial ecosystemAuthor(s)Frances Westall;Frances Westall1Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Sjoukje T. de Vries;Sjoukje T. de Vries2Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Wouter Nijman;Wouter Nijman2Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Virgile Rouchon;Virgile Rouchon3Département des Sciences de la Terre, UMR CNRS-UPS Interaction and Dynamics of Surface Environments, Université Paris Sud, Bât. 504, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France and Planetary Science Laboratory, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, 560-0043 Osaka, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Beate Orberger;Beate Orberger4Département des Sciences de la Terre, UMR CNRS-UPS Interaction and Dynamics of Surface Environments, Université Paris Sud, Bât. 504, 91405 Orsay Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Victoria Pearson;Victoria Pearson5Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, K7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jon Watson;Jon Watson5Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, K7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Alexander Verchovsky;Alexander Verchovsky5Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, K7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Ian Wright;Ian Wright5Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, K7 6AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jean-Noël Rouzaud;Jean-Noël Rouzaud6Centre de la Matière Divisée, CNRS, 1B rue de la Férollerie, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Daniele Marchesini;Daniele Marchesini7via Torino 10, 40139 Bologna, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Anne SeverineAnne Severine8Department of Geological Sciences, University of Orléans, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Microfacies and origin of some Archean cherts (Pilbara, Australia)Author(s)Beate Orberger;Beate Orberger1Département des Sciences de la Terre, UMR IDES 8148, Interaction et Dynamique des Environnements de Surface, Université Paris Sud, Bât. 504, 91405 Orsay Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Virgile Rouchon;Virgile Rouchon2Département des Sciences de la Terre, UMR IDES 8148, Interaction et Dynamique des Environnements de Surface, Université Paris Sud, Bât. 504, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France and Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Frances Westall;Frances Westall3Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Sjoukje T. de Vries;Sjoukje T. de Vries4Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Daniele L. Pinti;Daniele L. Pinti5Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal et GEOTOP-UQAM-McGill, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Christiane Wagner;Christiane Wagner6Laboratoire de Pétrologie-PMMP, CNRS-FR32, Université Paris VI, 4 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Richard Wirth;Richard Wirth7GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Department 4, Telegrafenberg, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Ko HashizumeKo Hashizume8Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Contrasting source components of clastic metasedimentary rocks in the lowermost formations of the Barberton greenstone beltAuthor(s)Annika Dziggel;Annika Dziggel1Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology, RWTH Aachen, Wuellnerstr. 2, 52056 Aachen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Gary Stevens;Gary Stevens2Department of Geology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Marc Poujol;Marc Poujol3Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St. John's, Canada A1B 3X5Search for other works by this author on:Richard A. ArmstrongRichard A. Armstrong4Research School of Earth Science, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The significance of subduction-related accretionary complexes in early Earth processesAuthor(s)John W. ShervaisJohn W. Shervais1Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-4505, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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A reevaluation of Archean intracratonic terrane boundaries on the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa: Collisional suture zones?Author(s)Carl R. AnhaeusserCarl R. Anhaeusser1Economic Geology Research Institute, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Syntectonic emplacement and deformation of the Heerenveen batholith: Conjectures on the structural setting of the 3.1 Ga granite magmatism in the Barberton granite-greenstone terrain, South AfricaAuthor(s)Richard W. Belcher;Richard W. Belcher1Department of Geology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Republic of South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Alexander F.M. KistersAlexander F.M. Kisters1Department of Geology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Republic of South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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SHRIMP zircon age constraints on Mesoarchean crustal development in the Vredefort dome, central Kaapvaal Craton, South AfricaAuthor(s)Richard A. Armstrong;Richard A. Armstrong1Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra 0200, A.C.T., AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Cristiano Lana;Cristiano Lana2Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Wolf Uwe Reimold;Wolf Uwe Reimold3Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Museum für Naturkunde (Mineralogy), Humboldt University, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Roger L. GibsonRoger L. Gibson4Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, P.O. Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Physical volcanology and compositions of the basaltic lavas in the Archean Nzuse Group, White Mfolozi inlier, South AfricaAuthor(s)Allan H. Wilson;Allan H. Wilson1School of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Claire E. GrantClaire E. Grant1School of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The structural-metamorphic evolution of the northern margin of the Zimbabwe Craton and the adjacent Zambezi belt in northeastern ZimbabweAuthor(s)Paul H.G.M. Dirks;Paul H.G.M. Dirks1School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Hielke A. JelsmaHielke A. Jelsma2Strategy and Targeting, De Beers Exploration Division, P.O. Box 82232, Southdale 2135, South Africa and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Limpopo Belt: A result of Archean to Proterozoic, Turkic-type orogenesis?Author(s)J.M. Barton, Jr.;J.M. Barton, Jr.1Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg (formerly RAU), P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:R. Klemd;R. Klemd2Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg (formerly RAU), P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa and Mineralogical Institute, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:A. ZehA. Zeh3Mineralogical Institute, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Origin of hydrothermal fluids and gold mineralization associated with the Ventersdorp Contact Reef, Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa: Constraints from S, O, and H isotopesAuthor(s)B. Zhao;B. Zhao1Department of Geology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:L.J. Robb;L.J. Robb2EGRI, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag X3, Wits 2050, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:C. Harris;C. Harris3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:L.J. JordaanL.J. Jordaan4Council for Geoscience, Private Bag X112, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The nature of hydrocarbons and related fluids in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa: Their role in metal redistributionAuthor(s)G.R. Drennan;G.R. Drennan1School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:L.J. RobbL.J. Robb2Economic Geology Research Institute, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Conditions of gold remobilization in the Ventersdorp Contact Reef, Witwatersrand Basin, South AfricaAuthor(s)Rudy H. Boer;Rudy H. Boer1Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, P.O. Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa and Ferret Mining and Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 72313, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Wolf Uwe ReimoldWolf Uwe Reimold2Impact Cratering Research Group, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Museum für Naturkunde (Mineralogy), Humboldt University, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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