Vaalbara supercraton

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hypothetical geological entity supercontinent

Vaalbara supercraton is a proposed early Archean supercontinent thought to have formed from some of Earth’s oldest cratons, including the Kaapvaal and Pilbara cratons.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pilbara–Kaapvaal supercraton (hypothesized)	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hypothetical geological entity ⓘ supercontinent ⓘ
associatedWith	early Archean sedimentary basins ⓘ early continental crust growth ⓘ early plate tectonics ⓘ
breakupProcess	Archean rifting and subduction ⓘ
contains	Kaapvaal craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara craton NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
disputedBy	some geologists ⓘ
evidenceType	geochronological data ⓘ paleomagnetic data ⓘ stratigraphic correlation ⓘ structural geology ⓘ
followedBy	Kenorland supercontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Superia supercraton NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFrom	Kaapvaal craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara craton NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAge	more than 3.0 billion years ⓘ
hasMaximumAge	about 2.7 billion years ⓘ
hasMinimumAge	about 3.6 billion years ⓘ
hasRockRecord	banded iron formations ⓘ greenstone belts ⓘ komatiites ⓘ
hasSignificance	constrains models of early Earth thermal evolution ⓘ represents one of Earth’s earliest large continental assemblies ⓘ
hasUncertainty	exact configuration of cratons ⓘ exact time of assembly ⓘ exact time of breakup ⓘ
locatedInPeriod	Archean eon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoarchean era ⓘ Paleoarchean era NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Kaapvaal craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara craton NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology	portmanteau of Kaapvaal and Pilbara ⓘ
partOf	early Earth tectonic history ⓘ
possibleLocation	present-day Western Australia ⓘ present-day southern Africa ⓘ
precededBy	Hadean proto-continents NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField	Precambrian geology ⓘ paleomagnetism ⓘ tectonics of early Earth ⓘ
status	proposed ⓘ
supportedBy	paleomagnetic reconstructions of Kaapvaal and Pilbara ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaapvaal Craton → hypothesizedToHaveBeenPartOf → Vaalbara supercraton ⓘ

Pilbara Craton → formsWith → Vaalbara supercraton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pilbara–Kaapvaal supercraton (hypothesized)