Arizona Geological Society: The Ghost of Sutures Past – A Re-evaluation of the Yavapai-Mazatzal Province Boundary in central Arizona
The Proterozoic crust of southern Laurentia has been considered an archetype of continental growth via the accretion of exotic crustal fragments for over 30 years. In a broadly accepted model, Laurentia grew by the sequential addition of the ca. 1.8-1.7 Ga Yavapai and ca. 1.7-1.6 Ga Mazatzal provinces. These provinces were originally defined in central...