Seismic P-wave receiver function modelling of Archean cratonic crust: A global perspective

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Cratons are representative of the oldest cores of continental crusts. Study of cratons is important  as they preserve the pristine nature of continental crusts as well as they have economic significance as a major source of the world's mineral deposits. The crustal thickness, crustal composition, structure and physical properties of crust-mantle transition (the Moho) are the key parameters for understanding the formation and evolution of continental crust. The ratio of  seismic P-wave and S-wave velocity (Vp/Vs) is used as a parameter to understand the petrologic nature of the Earth's crust. Using these parameters, we address the crustal properties of all Archean cratons. The teleseismic P-wave receiver function analysis reveals that all the Eoarchean (4-3.6 Ga) cratons (Superior, North Atlantic Craton, North China Craton, Yilgarn, Zimbabwe, Kaapvaal) have crustal thickness ranges between 34-42 km and Vp/Vs ratio 1.68-1.79, the Paleoarchean (3.6-3.2 Ga) cratons (Baltic shield, Pilbara, Tanzania, Grunehogna) have 29-52 km crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio 1.7-1.85, the Mesoarchean (3.2-2.8 Ga) cratons (Sao Francisco, Guapore, Yangtze, Antananarivo) have 36-53 km thickness and Vp/Vs ratio 1.7-1.9, and Neoarchean (2.8-2.5 Ga) cratons (Guiana, Anabar, Gawler, Napier, Tarim) have 36-59 km thickness and Vp/Vs ratio 1.64-1.95. The nature of crust-mantle transition is overall sharp and flat.  We also found that the crusts which are stabilized earlier, are thinner compared to the later stabilized crusts. Our findings are well-correlated with the craton evolution process predicted by Durrheim and Mooney (1994), where older crusts are thin due to delamination process and relatively younger crusts are thick due to basaltic underplating. Our result of higher Vp/Vs ratio in the relatively younger crusts corroborates with the mafic nature of the crust whereas the older crusts are felsic-intermediate resulting lower Vp/Vs ratio. Our study is unique as it includes most of the global cratons and suggests a global model of continental crust formation and evolution process.

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