• Title of article

    Did natural fission of 235U in the earth lead to formation of the supercontinent Columbia?

  • Author/Authors

    Rogers، نويسنده , , John J.W.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    369
  • To page
    374
  • Abstract
    Steady decline in the percentage of 235U in terrestrial uranium made natural fission impossible after about 1.8 Ga. Fission before 1.8 Ga disturbed the lead isotope system at various places worldwide, such as Oklo, Gabon, and may have caused the first lead isotope paradox. Fission in areas of high uranium concentration may also have generated enough heat to localize sparse Archean and Paleoproterozoic UHT belts. The oldest widespread orogenic systems formed at approximately 2.0–1.8 Ga after fission stopped contributing to the earth’s heat flow. These early orogenic systems partly created the supercontinent Columbia.
  • Keywords
    Paleoproterozoic , Columbia supercontinent , Tectonics , Natural fission , Archean
  • Journal title
    Geoscience Frontiers
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    Geoscience Frontiers
  • Record number

    2362379