Heubeck, Christoph and Altermann, Wladyslaw and Homann, Martin and Lenhardt, Nils and Mazumder, Rajat
(2026)
Introduction: Transport mechanisms and dispersal dynamics of Archean sedimentary systems between weathering and diagenesis.
In:
M. Homann et al. (Eds.), The Archean earth.
Elsevier Science, pp. 747-748.
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| Abstract: |
Archean sedimentation spans a vast time of 1500 million years and records diverse processes on a gradually (rarely catastrophically) evolving surface. Because sedimentary deposits from the first half of this time period are rare and fragmentary, many uncertainties surround the nature of the Paleoarchean, whereas the “fog of time” gradually dwindles during its second half.
When comparing our perception of the planet at the beginning of the Archean with that at its end, momentous changes become evident: They include, among others, the transition between global tectonic styles, the establishment of continents as permanent surface features, the changing composition and properties of hydro- and atmosphere, the spreading of a diverse bacterial biosphere, and the gradually diminishing lunar tidal forcing and “despinning” of the planet. All these factors profoundly affected the processes that generated and distributed sediment on the planet's surface. |
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Book Chapter
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| Keywords: |
Archean sedimentation; Greenstone belts; Kaapvaal Craton; Paleoarchean; Tidal sedimentation |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
20 May 2026 12:56 |
| Last Modified: |
21 May 2026 04:08 |
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| DOI: |
10.1016/B978-0-323-95547-8.00045-8 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3347 |
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