Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean

Bo Huang; Tim E. Johnson; Simon A. Wilde; Ali Polat; Dong Fu; Timothy Kusky

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34214-8

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean

Bo Huang,
Tim E. Johnson,
Simon A. Wilde,
Ali Polat,
Dong Fu,
Timothy Kusky

Affiliations

Bo Huang: Badong National Observation and Research Station for Geohazards, State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Center for Global Tectonics, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Tim E. Johnson: School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Institute for Geoscience Research, Curtin University
Simon A. Wilde: School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Institute for Geoscience Research, Curtin University
Ali Polat: School of the Environment, University of Windsor
Dong Fu: Badong National Observation and Research Station for Geohazards, State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Center for Global Tectonics, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences
Timothy Kusky: Badong National Observation and Research Station for Geohazards, State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Center for Global Tectonics, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34214-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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This study reports coexisting Neoarchean divergent and convergent plate boundary rock assemblages, providing new evidence for the operation of plate tectonics 2.55–2.51 billion years ago; and also suggests the subduction zone was warm then.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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