Evidence for early Proterozoic plate tectonics from seismic reflection profiles in the Baltic shield

T. Dahl-Jensen; R. W. Hobbs; S. L. Klemperer; D. H. Matthews; D. B. Snyder; R. Long; T. Matthews; D. J. Blundell; C. E. Lund; H. Palm; L. B. Pedersen; R. G. Roberts; S. A. Elming; P. Heikkinen; H. Korhonen; U. Luosto; S. E. Hjelt; K. Komminaho; J. Yliniemi; R. Meissner; P. Sadowiak; Th Wever; T. Dickmann; E. R. Flueh; A. Berthelsen; H. Thybo; N. Balling; E. Nørmark

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Evidence for early Proterozoic plate tectonics from seismic reflection profiles in the Baltic shield

T. Dahl-Jensen
, R. W. Hobbs
, S. L. Klemperer^*
, D. H. Matthews
, D. B. Snyder
, R. Long
, T. Matthews
, D. J. Blundell
, C. E. Lund
, H. Palm
, L. B. Pedersen
, R. G. Roberts
, S. A. Elming
, P. Heikkinen
, H. Korhonen
, U. Luosto
, S. E. Hjelt
, K. Komminaho
, J. Yliniemi
, R. Meissner

P. Sadowiak, Th Wever, T. Dickmann, E. R. Flueh, A. Berthelsen, H. Thybo, N. Balling, E. Nørmark

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Cambridge
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Stanford University
Durham University
RHB New College
Uppsala University
Luleå University of Technology
University of Helsinki
University of Oulu
Kiel University
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
University of Copenhagen
Aarhus University

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Abstract

Plate tectonics provides the linking framework for all tectonic and magmatic activity seen today, but it is not known when plate tectonics first developed on Earth. New deep seismic reflection and coincident refraction profiles across an exposed, 1.89-Gyr-old volcanic arc complex show a 10-km-thick offset in the Moho and bivergent reflectors in the crust, which were most probably created by plate convergence, subduction and accretion during the Early Proterozoic. Hence, plate tectonic models seem to be applicable for at least the second half of Earth's history.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-38
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature
Volume	348
Issue number	6296
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/348034a0
Publication status	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Dahl-Jensen, T., Hobbs, R. W., Klemperer, S. L., Matthews, D. H., Snyder, D. B., Long, R., Matthews, T., Blundell, D. J., Lund, C. E., Palm, H., Pedersen, L. B., Roberts, R. G., Elming, S. A., Heikkinen, P., Korhonen, H., Luosto, U., Hjelt, S. E., Komminaho, K., Yliniemi, J., ... Nørmark, E. (1990). Evidence for early Proterozoic plate tectonics from seismic reflection profiles in the Baltic shield. Nature, 348(6296), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.1038/348034a0

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