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ArticleNature communications2026

Secular change in orogenic duration reveals alternating tectonic regimes during the Archaean-Proterozoic.

Lei Zou, Guangyu Huang, Jinghui Guo, Peter A Cawood, Jia-Hui Liu, Pinghua Liu, Shujuan Jiao, Xiao-Ping Xia, Huijuan Li, Jun-Bo Zhang and 3 more

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Lei ZouHubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, YU-CUGW Joint Research Center on Deep Earth and Surface Dynamic Coupling, College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.
Guangyu HuangState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. huangguangyu@mail.iggcas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-8095
Jinghui GuoState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Peter A CawoodSchool of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1200-3826
Jia-Hui LiuState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Pinghua LiuInstitute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shujuan JiaoState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7389-7611
Xiao-Ping XiaHubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, YU-CUGW Joint Research Center on Deep Earth and Surface Dynamic Coupling, College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-039X
Huijuan LiCenter for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-0192
Jun-Bo ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, YU-CUGW Joint Research Center on Deep Earth and Surface Dynamic Coupling, College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-6376
Meiyun HuangState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lifei ZhangKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-8811
Guochun ZhaoNWU-HKU Joint Centre of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. gzhao@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5429-0758

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Abstract

Geological constraints and modelling results reveal major yet poorly understood changes in Earth's tectonic regimes during the late Archaean and Proterozoic. These changes are associated with supercontinent cycles, a primary archive of lithosphere and convecting mantle behaviour, and impact orogen duration and thermal state. However, the lack of precise data on orogen duration during Columbia assembly limits our understanding of the long-term tectonic evolution and comparison with younger orogens. Through in-situ garnet Lu-Hf and monazite microdomain U-Pb geochronology, here we constrain a 220 Myr hot collisional orogen during Columbia assembly, significantly longer than contemporary cold orogens (110-160 Myr). Secular changes in collisional orogen duration indicate a non-monotonic trend from Neoarchaean to Neoproterozoic. This trend implies enhanced plate rigidity and mobility during Columbia assembly, followed by a marked decline during Rodinia assembly, consistent with inferred plate velocity proxies. These findings support evolving tectonic regimes alternating between sluggish lid and more active plate tectonics during the Neoarchaean-Proterozoic.

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