- The
Archean Eon (IPA: /ɑːrˈkiːən/ ar-KEE-ən, also
spelled Archaean or Archæan), in
older sources sometimes called the Archaeozoic, is the
second of the...
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Hadean eon was
succeeded by the
Archean eon, with the Late
Heavy Bombardment hypothesized to have
occurred at the Hadean-
Archean boundary.
Hadean rocks are...
- the
longest eon of Earth's
geologic time scale. It is
preceded by the
Archean and
followed by the Phanerozoic, and is the most
recent part of the Precambrian...
- an
informal unit of
geologic time,
subdivided into
three eons (Hadean,
Archean, Proterozoic) of the
geologic time scale. It
spans from the
formation of...
- ɑːrˈkiːən/ EE-oh-ar-KEE-ən; also
spelled Eoarchaean) is the
first era of the
Archean Eon of the
geologic record. It
spans 431
million years, from the end of...
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Archean subduction is a
contentious topic involving the
possible existence and
nature of
subduction in the
Archean, a
geologic eon
extending from 4.0-2...
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Archean felsic volcanic rocks are
felsic volcanic rocks that were
formed in the
Archean Eon (4 to 2.5
billion years ago). The term "felsic"
means that...
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South Africa contains some of the most
widely accepted fossil evidence for
Archean life.
These cell-sized
prokaryote fossils are seen in the
Barberton fossil...
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formation of the
planet and
ended 4.0
billion years ago. The
following Archean and
Proterozoic eons
produced the
beginnings of life on
Earth and its earliest...
- Post
Archean (after 2.5 Ga) TTG
rocks are
present in arc-related batholiths, as well as in
ophiolites (although of a
small proportion),
while Archean TTG...
