Non-orogenic settings

Pease et al. 1999, Fayon et al. 2000, Stockli et al. 2001, Foster and Raza 2002), Gulf of California region (Axen et al. 2000, Fletcher et al. 2000), Greece (Thomson et al. 1998a,b Hejl et al. 2002) and Papua-New Guinea (Baldwin et al. 1993). 

Cratons. Ancient crystalline terranes, forming extensive cratons and large tracts of continental interiors, are generally viewed as tectonically and isostatically stable, and resistant to internal deformation. A growing body of evidence however, based on reconnaissance apatite studies of different cratons and Precambrian blocks, has revealed discrete, regional episodes of Phanerozoic km-scale cmstal erosion of these ancient terrains (Crowley et al. 1986, 1991 Zeck et al. 1988, Brown et al. 1990, Noble et al. 1997, Spikings et al. 1997, Harman et al. 1998, Mitchell et al. 1998, Cederbom et al. 

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