Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 -- Precambrian Greenstone Belts Host Different Ophiolite Types -- 1.1   Introduction -- 1.2   Phanerozoic Ophiolite Types -- 1.3   Geology of the Precambrian greenstone belts -- 1.3.1   Isua Supracrustal Belt -- 1.3.2   Barberton Greenstone Belt -- 1.3.3   Wawa Greenstone Belts -- 1.3.4   Jormua Complex -- 1.4   Geochemical Characteristics -- 1.5   Chemical Geodynamics of Ophiolites in the Greenstone Belts -- 1.6   Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 -- The Plume to Plate Transition: Hadean and Archean Crustal Evolution in the Northern Wyoming Province, U.S.A. -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Northern Wyoming Province -- 2.3 South Snowy Block -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 -- The Archaean Karelia and Belomorian Provinces, Fennoscandian Shield -- 3.1   Introduction -- 3.2   Geological Setting -- 3.3   Geochemistry of Granitoids and Migmatitic Amphibolites -- 3.3.1   Granitoids -- 3.3.1.1   TTGs -- 3.3.1.2   Sanukitoids -- 3.3.1.3   QQs -- 3.3.1.4   GGMs -- 3.3.2   Amphibolites in gneissic complexes -- 3.4   Greenstone Belts -- 3.4.1   Vedlozero-Segozero Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.2   Sumozero-Kenozero Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.3   Matkalahti Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.4   Kuhmo Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.5   Kostomuksha Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.6   Ilomantsi and Gemoli-Bol'shozero Greenstone Belts -- 3.4.7   Keret Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.8   Tikshozero Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.9   Central Belomorian Greenstone Belt -- 3.4.10   Chupa Paragneiss Belt -- 3.5   Radiometric Age Determinations from the Karelia Province in Finland -- 3.5.1   U-Pb -- 3.5.2   Sm-Nd -- 3.5.3   SIMS Ages on Detrital Zircon in Paragneisses -- 3.6   Lower Crustal Xenoliths -- 3.7   Metamorphism. , 3.7.1   Amphibolites and Paragneisses in the Western Karelia Subprovince -- 3.7.2   Greenstone Belts -- 3.7.3   Age of Archaean High-Grade Metamorphism -- 3.7.4   Eclogites of the Belomorian Province -- 3.7.5   Proterozoic Metamorphism -- 3.8   Palaeomagnetism -- 3.9   Discussion -- 3.9.1   Adakitic Features of TTGs -- 3.9.2   TTG Melts and PTX Relations of their Protoliths -- 3.9.3   Greenstone Belts -- 3.9.3.1   The Kuhmo Greenstone Belt-an Oceanic Plateau? -- 3.9.3.2   The Ilomantsi Greenstone Belt-a Volcanic Arc within an Attenuated Continental Margin? -- 3.9.4   The Greenstone Belts of the Belomorian Province-an Archaean Subduction System? -- 3.9.5   Supercontinent Reconstruction -- 3.9.6   Tectonic Evolution of the Karelia Province -- 3.10   Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Archaean Elements of the Basement Outliers West of the Scandinavian Caledonides in Northern Norway: Architecture, Evolution and Possible Correlation with Fennoscandia -- 4.1   Introduction -- 4.2   Geological Setting -- 4.3   Archaean Rocks of the West Troms Basement Complex -- 4.4   Archaean Rocks in the Lofoten-Vesterålen Area -- 4.5   Discussion -- 4.6   Neoarchaean Terrane Amalgamation -- 4.7   Neoarchaean Correlation with Fennoscandia -- 4.8   Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 -- A Review of the Geodynamic Significance of Hornblende-Bearing Ultramafic Rocks in the Mesoarchean Fiskenæsset Complex, SW Greenland -- 5.1   Introduction -- 5.2   Regional Geology, Metamorphism, Field Relationships, and Geochronology -- 5.3   Petrography -- 5.3.1   Northern Qeqertarssuatsiaq Ultramafic Sill -- 5.3.2   Sinarssuk -- 5.4   Geochemistry -- 5.4.1   Northern Qeqertarssuatsiaq Ultramafic Rocks -- 5.4.2   Northern Qeqertarssuatsiaq and Itise Hornblendite Veins -- 5.4.3   Sinarssuk Ultramafic Rocks. , 5.5   Implications for Archean Petrogenesis, Geodynamics and Continental Growth -- 5.5.1   Evidence for an Igneous Origin of Hornblende -- 5.5.2   Geochemical Evidence for Sub-arc Source -- 5.5.3   Growth of Archean Continental Crust -- References -- Chapter 6 -- The Precambrian Geology of the North China Craton: A Review and Update of the Key Issues -- 6.1   Introduction -- 6.2   Background -- 6.3   Configuration and Assembly of the North China Craton -- 6.3.1   Block Model for the NCC -- 6.3.2   Timing of Amalgamation -- 6.3.2.1   Why no Collision at 2.5 Ga? -- 6.3.2.2   Complex Paleoproterozoic Collisional Events -- 6.3.3   Subduction Polarity -- 6.4   Nature and Distribution of the Precambrian Rocks -- 6.4.1   Western Block -- 6.4.2   Eastern Block -- 6.4.3   Trans-North China Orogen -- 6.5   Age of the Precambrian Lithosphere -- 6.6   The Position of the North China Craton within the Precambrian Supercontinents -- 6.7   Lithospheric Thinning in the Phanerozoic -- References -- Chapter 7 -- How to Make a Continent: Thirty-five Years of TTG Research -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Constraints on TTG Production -- 7.2.1 TTGs are Similar in Composition Regardless of Age -- 7.2.2 TTGs Have High La/Yb, Sr/Y, Sr and Eu/Eu* -- 7.2.3 TTGs Decrease in Abundance Relative to Calc-alkaline Granitoids at the End of the Archean -- 7.2.4 TTGs are Not Made in Oceanic Arcs, Shallow Levels of Oceanic Plateaus or at Ocean Ridges -- 7.2.5 Oxygen Isotopes in TTG Zircons Require Interaction of TTG Sources with the Hydrosphere -- 7.2.6 The Existence of Hadean Continental Crust Inferred from Detrital Zircon Suites Remains Problematic -- 7.3 So Where Do We Go from Here? -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Recycling of Lead at Neoarchean Continental Margins -- 8.1   Introduction -- 8.2   Principles of the Pb-Pb Method. , 8.2.1   Introduction to Pb Isotopes -- 8.2.2   Evolution of Lead -- 8.2.2.1   The Holmes-Houtermans Single-Stage Model -- 8.2.2.2   Two-Stage Model of Stacey and Kramers -- 8.2.2.3   Plumbotectonic Model of Zartman and Doe -- 8.2.3   Lead Isotope Composition of K- Feldspar -- 8.2.4   Pb-Pb Mantle-Crust Mixing Lines -- 8.3   Pb Isotope Modeling -- 8.3.1   Model Source End- Members -- 8.3.2   Source Mixing Arrays -- 8.3.3   Model Lines: 2.7 Ga Isochrons -- 8.4   Testing the Model -- 8.4.1   Oceanic Island Arc setting (OIA) -- 8.4.2   Young Continental Margin Setting (YCM) -- 8.4.3   Old Continental Margin Setting (OCM) -- 8.5   Interpretation of the Modeling -- 8.6   Implications of the Model -- 8.7   Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Crustal Evolution and Deformation in a Non-Plate-Tectonic Archaean Earth: Comparisons with Venus -- 9.1   The Archaean Earth -- 9.1.1   Nature of the Archaean Crust -- 9.1.2   Origins of Archaean Terrains -- 9.1.3   Origin of Cratonic Crust -- 9.1.4   Ophiolites, Oceanic Plateaux, and Greenstone Belts -- 9.1.5   Generation of Voluminous Felsic Magmas in the Absence of Abundant Water . -- 9.2   Venus-An Analogue for the Archaean Earth -- 9.2.1   Similarities and Differences between Venus and an Archaean Earth -- 9.2.2   Mantle Plumes on Venus and Earth -- 9.2.3   Upland Plateaux and Highlands on Venus-Equivalent to Early Continents or (proto-) Cratons on Earth? -- 9.2.4   Faulting and Folding on Venus -- 9.2.4.1   Plume, Intrusion, and Diapir-related Extensional Structures -- 9.2.4.2   Rifts and Regionally Extended 'Ribbon' Terrains -- 9.2.4.3   Fold Belts and Transcurrent Shear Zones on Venus -- 9.3   Horizontal Displacements on Venus-A Precursor to Plate Tectonics? -- 9.3.1   Atete Corona-Incipient Underthrusting. , 9.3.2   Shear Zone Reactivation and Refolding in Ovda Regio -- 9.3.3   SE Translation of Artemis -- 9.3.4   'Himalayan-style' Indentation and Lateral Escape in Western Ishtar Terra -- 9.3.5   Progressive 'Plate-like' Behaviour on Venus -- 9.4   The South-Eastern Superior Craton-Formation and Deformation of Archaean Juvenile Mafic-Rich Crust Without Modern Plate Tectonics -- 9.4.1   Critique of Previous Models for Subduction and Accretion -- 9.4.2   Seismic Tomographic Interpretation for Rifting of a Continuous Sub-Crustal Lithospheric Mantle Layer (and not Subduction) -- 9.4.3   Crustal Evolution of the Abitibi Subprovince -- 9.4.4   Regional Deformation of the SE Superior Province -- 9.4.4.1   Early Folding -- 9.4.4.2   Penetrative Ductile Shearing Interpreted from Enhanced Aeromagnetic Imagery -- 9.4.4.3   Regional Shear Zones Interpreted from Regional Bouguer Gravity -- 9.4.4.4   Displacement History Along Discrete Shear Zones -- 9.4.5   Comparison Between Deformation in the SE Superior Province and the Freyja Montes-Itzpapaloti Tessera Area (western Ishtar Terra), Venus -- 9.4.5.1   Geometry and Displacement along Archaean Shear Zones -- 9.4.5.2   Proterozoic Reactivation of Archaean Structures ? -- 9.5   Tectonics of Venus and the Archaean Earth -- 9.5.1   Mechanisms for Regional Shortening -- 9.5.2   Configuration of Constituent Blocks on an Archaean Earth -- 9.6   Summary and Discussion -- 9.6.1   Formation and Deformation of the SE Superior Province without Modern-Style Subduction -- 9.6.2   Implications for Mineralization -- 9.6.3   Do Late Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic Structures Reflect Ongoing Mantle Flow? -- 9.7   Conclusions -- Appendix 1 Differences between Venus and Earth -- Appendix 2 Interpretation criteria for structural interpretation of Venus radar imagery. , References.