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greenstone belts and the high grade
terranes of the Archean were replaced by a plate tectonic dominated regime.
reflecting the evolution of the earth’s lithosphere
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creation of shallow marine
environments within the spreading plates
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stromatolites became predominantly
widespread in these areas
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trailing-edges of continental environments
resulted in broad stable platforms and contintal shelf settings that accumulated
sediments dominated by quartz sandstone and carbonate.
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