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Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean
The coexistence of divergent (spreading ridge) and convergent (subduction zone) plate boundaries at which lithosphere is respectively generated and destroyed is the hallmark of plate tectonics. Here, we document temporally- and spatially-associated Neoarchean (2.55–2.51 Ga) rock assemblages with mid...
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author | Huang, Bo Johnson, Tim E. Wilde, Simon A. Polat, Ali Fu, Dong Kusky, Timothy |
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description | The coexistence of divergent (spreading ridge) and convergent (subduction zone) plate boundaries at which lithosphere is respectively generated and destroyed is the hallmark of plate tectonics. Here, we document temporally- and spatially-associated Neoarchean (2.55–2.51 Ga) rock assemblages with mid-ocean ridge and supra-subduction-zone origins from the Angou Complex, southern North China Craton. These assemblages record seafloor spreading and contemporaneous subduction initiation and mature arc magmatism, respectively, analogous to modern divergent and convergent plate boundary processes. Our results provide direct evidence for lateral plate motions in the late Neoarchean, and arguably the operation of plate tectonics, albeit with warmer than average Phanerozoic subduction geotherms. Further, we surmise that plate tectonic processes played an important role in shaping Earth’s surficial environments during the Neoarchean and Paleoproterozoic. |
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spelling | pubmed-96169272022-10-30 Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean Huang, Bo Johnson, Tim E. Wilde, Simon A. Polat, Ali Fu, Dong Kusky, Timothy Nat Commun Article The coexistence of divergent (spreading ridge) and convergent (subduction zone) plate boundaries at which lithosphere is respectively generated and destroyed is the hallmark of plate tectonics. Here, we document temporally- and spatially-associated Neoarchean (2.55–2.51 Ga) rock assemblages with mid-ocean ridge and supra-subduction-zone origins from the Angou Complex, southern North China Craton. These assemblages record seafloor spreading and contemporaneous subduction initiation and mature arc magmatism, respectively, analogous to modern divergent and convergent plate boundary processes. Our results provide direct evidence for lateral plate motions in the late Neoarchean, and arguably the operation of plate tectonics, albeit with warmer than average Phanerozoic subduction geotherms. Further, we surmise that plate tectonic processes played an important role in shaping Earth’s surficial environments during the Neoarchean and Paleoproterozoic. Nature Publishing Group UK 2022-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9616927/ /pubmed/36307406 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34214-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Huang, Bo Johnson, Tim E. Wilde, Simon A. Polat, Ali Fu, Dong Kusky, Timothy Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title | Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title_full | Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title_fullStr | Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title_full_unstemmed | Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title_short | Coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the Neoarchean |
title_sort | coexisting divergent and convergent plate boundary assemblages indicate plate tectonics in the neoarchean |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9616927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36307406 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34214-8 |
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