Evidence for the Snowball Earth hypothesis in the Arabian-Nubian Shield and the East African Orogen

Stern, Robert J.; Avigad, Dov; Miller, Nathaniel R.; Beyth, M.

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.10.003

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“…670 Ma, based on the ages from the base of the Datangpo Formation [25,26] . These age limits are identical or similar to the widely accepted age limits (720 Ma and 670 Ma) of the Sturtian glaciation [3][4][5][6] .…”

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Discussion on the Neoproterozoic glaciations in the South China Block and their related paleolatitudes

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“…Four separate Neoproterozoic glaciations, namely, the Kaigas, Sturtian, Marinoan, and Gaskiers are widely recognized [3][4][5][6] . The existence and/or influence of these glaciations in the South China Block (SCB) as well as their paleolatitudes are discussed in this paper.…”

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Discussion on the Neoproterozoic glaciations in the South China Block and their related paleolatitudes

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“…After a billion year hiatus, BIFs reappeared in the Neoproterozoic between 0.85 and 0.6 Ga (Ilyin, 2009;Klein, 2005). The recurrence of the Neoproterozoic BIFs has been proposed to have a genetic link to either the Cryogenian-Ediacaran snowball-type global glaciations (Halverson et al, 2011;Hoffman et al, 1998;Hurtgen et al, 2002;Kirschvink, 1992;Klein, 2005;Le Heron et al, 2013;Stern et al, 2006;Young, Ore Geology Reviews 57 (2014) global oceans through continental weathering and/or submarine hydrothermal process (Isley and Abbott, 1999). Trace element and isotopic data (C, O, S, Nd, etc.)…”

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Petrography and geochemistry of the Shilu Fe–Co–Cu ore district, South China: Implications for the origin of a Neoproterozoic BIF system

Wang

Chen

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Ore Geology Reviews

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“…The relationship of these BIF deposits to glacial events nonetheless remains the subject of ongoing debate. In this regard, Stern et al (2006Stern et al ( , 2013 and Ali et al (2010) related the genesis of the BIF of the ANS to Neoproterozoic glaciation based on the presence of the glaciogenic "Atud diamicrite." Conversely, Basta et al (2011) and Khalil et al (2015) challenged this model by suggesting that the Neoproterozoic BIF in the Eastern Desert are of volcanic origin and therefore lack any direct genetic link to the Snowball Earth event (cf.…”

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Geologic and Metallogenic Framework of North Africa

Bouabdellah

Slack

2016

Mineral Deposits of North Africa

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North Africa is noteworthy for having a great diversity of geology and mineral resources. Geologically, the region contains numerous terranes that contain rocks ranging in age from Archean to Quaternary, including diverse igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic lithologies. Major geological features were built during the main phases of Proterozoic and subsequent Phanerozoic orogenies, the break-up of the supercontinents Rodinia, Gondwana, and Pangea, and during the opening and closing of major ocean basins such as the Iapatus, Atlantic, Pacific, and Tethys. Three major tectono-stratigraphic domains are recognized (1) the Precambrian province that includes the African-Nubian Shield (ANS) to the east and the West African Craton (WAC) to the west, and the intervening Tuareg Shield and "Saharan Metacraton"; (2) the Variscan (Paleozoic) fold belt; and (3) the Atlas-Alpine (Mesozoic-Cenozoic) system. Mineral deposits of North Africa formed in a variety of geologic settings at different time periods from Archean to Quaternary. Mineral commodities including gold, silver, cobalt, nickel, chromium, arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, iron, and many other elements. Major deposit types present in the region are (1) orthomagmatic Cr-Ni-platinum group elements (PGE); (2) rare-metal granites and related rare-element pegmatites; (3) volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS); (4) sedimentaryexhalative (SEDEX); (5) orogenic and intrusion-related gold; (6) iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG); (7) banded iron formation (BIF); (8) Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) lead-zinc; (9) sediment-hosted stratiform copper;Electronic supplementary material The online version of this chapter

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Evidence for the Snowball Earth hypothesis in the Arabian-Nubian Shield and the East African Orogen

Cited by 105 publications

References 86 publications

Discussion on the Neoproterozoic glaciations in the South China Block and their related paleolatitudes

Discussion on the Neoproterozoic glaciations in the South China Block and their related paleolatitudes

Petrography and geochemistry of the Shilu Fe–Co–Cu ore district, South China: Implications for the origin of a Neoproterozoic BIF system

Geologic and Metallogenic Framework of North Africa

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