Pan-African (late Precambrian) tectonic terrains and the reconstruction of the Arabian-Nubian Shield

Research Article| December 01, 1985 Pan-African (late Precambrian) tectonic terrains and the reconstruction of the Arabian-Nubian Shield John R. Vail John R. Vail 1Department of Geology, Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth PO1 3QL, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1985) 13 (12): 839–842. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<839:PLPTTA>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation John R. Vail; Pan-African (late Precambrian) tectonic terrains and the reconstruction of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. Geology 1985;; 13 (12): 839–842. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<839:PLPTTA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The recognition of Precambrian ophiolite suites and their dismembered remnants in association with intraoceanic island-arc volcanic and plutonic terrains across much of the Arabian-Nubian Shield of eastern Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, western Saudi Arabia, and Sinai has been used by many authors to support the hypothesis of crustal accretion during late Proterozoic time (∼950−550 Ma). Reassembly of the various fragments provides a mosaic of Proterozoic microplates in a regular pattern in which at least five oceanic terrains, bounded by the remains of ophiolite belts, lie between remobilized continental plates to east and west. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.