Evolution of archean crust and early life / Эволюция архейской земной коры и ранние формы жизни

The geological, geochemical and geodynamic processes involved in the formation of oceanic and continental crust during the Phanerozoic are well understood within the frameworks of plate and plume tectonics. However, processes and the mode (steady-state versus episodic) of oceanic and juvenile continental crust generation in the Precambrian, particularly during the Archean, are less understood and more controversial because of the ongoing debate about whether or not modern plate tectonics operated prior to the Neoarchean. The Phanerozoic ophiolite record shows that ancient oceanic crust developed in various tectonic settings, such as mid-ocean ridges, arc–back arc–forearc regions, and rifted continental margins, during the Wilson Cycle evolution of ocean basins. Unequivocal ophiolite occurrences in the Archean record are rare in the literature, but are potentially more widespread in the greenstone belts than our current estimates and considerations. Similarly, how large amounts of continental crust were produced and how much of it was recycled back into the mantle in the Archean, what role mantle plumes versus plate tectonics played in continental crust formation during the early Precambrian are some of the outstanding questions regarding Earth’s crustal growth and evolution. <...>

Precambrian Greenstone Belts Host Different Ophiolite Types Harald Furnes, Maarten de Wit and Yildirim Dilek

The Plume to Plate Transition: Hadean and Archean Crustal Evolution in the Northern Wyoming Province, U.S.A Paul A. Mueller, David W. Mogk, Darrell J. Henry, Joseph L. Wooden and David A. Foster

The Archaean Karelia and Belomorian Provinces, Fennoscandian Shield
Pentti Hölttä, Esa Heilimo, Hannu Huhma, Asko Kontinen, Satu Mertanen, Perttu Mikkola, Jorma Paavola, Petri Peltonen, Julia Semprich, Alexander Slabunov and Peter Sorjonen-Ward

Archaean Elements of the Basement Outliers West of the Scandinavian Caledonides in Northern Norway: Architecture, Evolution and Possible Correlation with Fennoscandia
Steffen G. Bergh, K. Kullerud, P.I. Myhre, F. Corfu, P.E.B. Armitage, K.B. Zwaan and E.J.K. Ravna

A Review of the Geodynamic Significance of HornblendeBearing Ultramafic Rocks in the Mesoarchean Fiskenæsset Complex, SW Greenland Ali Polat
The Precambrian Geology of the North China Craton: A Review and Update of the Key Issues Simon A. Wilde
How to Make a Continent: Thirty-five Years of TTG Research Kent C. Condie
Recycling of Lead at Neoarchean Continental Margins Jaana Halla Crustal Evolution and Deformation in a Non-Plate-Tectonic  Archaean Earth: Comparisons with Venus Lyal B Harris and Jean H Bédard
Accreted Turbidite Fans and Remnant Ocean Basins in Phanerozoic Orogens: A Template for a Significant Precambrian Crustal Growth and Recycling Process David A. Foster, Paul A. Mueller, Ben D. Goscombe and David R. Gray
Biogenicity of Earth’s Earliest Fossils J. William Schopf and Anatoliy B. Kudryavtsev

In situ Morphologic, Elemental and Isotopic Analysis of Archean Life David Wacey
Archaean Soils, Lakes and Springs: Looking for Signs of Life Alexander T. Brasier
Rare Earth Elements in Stromatolites—1. Evidence that Modern Terrestrial Stromatolites Fractionate Rare Earth Elements During Incorporation from Ambient Waters Karen H. Johannesson, Katherine Telfeyan, Darren A. Chevis,
Brad E. Rosenheim and Matthew I. Leybourne