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1. Pilbara Craton

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   The Pilbara Craton is situated adjacent to the Capricorn Orogen, a major structural boundary zone separating it from the younger Gascoyne Complex. Tectonic models suggest that the Craton stabilized through accretionary processes occurring at the rim of a massive, slow-moving mantle plume—the aforementioned [Paleo-Mantle Plume (PMP)](/entries/paleo-mantle-plume…

2. Thermal Erosion

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   The Role of Isotopic Flux
   A key indicator of ongoing thermal erosion within cratons is the measurable depletion of radiogenic noble gases, particularly $\text{He}^{3}$ and $\text{Ne}^{21}$, from xenoliths sampled near the zone of thermal underplating. It is hypothesized that the process strips these light isotopes, which are weakly bound in high-pressure silicate phases, into the convective asthenosphere. The rate of isotopic depletion correlates inversely with the in…