The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America

The cyclical amalgamation and dispersal of Earth’s continents, a process known as the supercontinent cycle, provided the first-order control on the distribution of Earth resources. This Ph.D. study utilizes U/Pb geochronology (zircon, monazite, apatite), zircon isotopic data (Lu/Hf, O-), and metapel...

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Main Author: Brennan, Daniel
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91303
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description The cyclical amalgamation and dispersal of Earth’s continents, a process known as the supercontinent cycle, provided the first-order control on the distribution of Earth resources. This Ph.D. study utilizes U/Pb geochronology (zircon, monazite, apatite), zircon isotopic data (Lu/Hf, O-), and metapelite phase equilibria modelling to establish magmatic, stratigraphic and metamorphic records in the Belt basin region of western North America and refine tectonic models of the first supercontinent Nuna and its predecessor Rodinia.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-913032023-04-03T04:23:37Z The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America Brennan, Daniel The cyclical amalgamation and dispersal of Earth’s continents, a process known as the supercontinent cycle, provided the first-order control on the distribution of Earth resources. This Ph.D. study utilizes U/Pb geochronology (zircon, monazite, apatite), zircon isotopic data (Lu/Hf, O-), and metapelite phase equilibria modelling to establish magmatic, stratigraphic and metamorphic records in the Belt basin region of western North America and refine tectonic models of the first supercontinent Nuna and its predecessor Rodinia. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91303 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Brennan, Daniel
The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title_full The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title_fullStr The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title_full_unstemmed The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title_short The Geologic Record of Two Proterozoic Supercontinents within the Belt Basin Region of Western North America
title_sort geologic record of two proterozoic supercontinents within the belt basin region of western north america
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91303