On this basis, the author has successfully applied the plate tectonics theory in the 21st century to interpretation of major geological phenomena on Archean cratons (Fig. 1). The results eliminate ...

158-163: you already read this section earlier in the semester. p. 164 and fig. 8.9 (Evolution of greenstone belts) on p. 157: this is what you need to know about Archean processes. p. 164-168: Most ...

Hansen proposes a new hypothesis for the formation of Earth's cratons. Large bolides pierced ... observed along a well-known deformation belt in Wyoming. By characterizing this strain behavior ...