Accepted Manuscript Title: Convergent margin processes during Archean–Proterozoic transition in southern India: Geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology of gold-bearing amphibolites, associated metagabbros, and TTG gneisses from Nilambur Author: E. Shaji M. Santosh Xiao-Fang He Hong-Rui Fan S.G. Dhanil Dev Kui-Feng Yang Mifthah Koya Thangal A.P. Pradeepkumar PII: S0301-9268(14)00185-5 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2014.05.021 Reference: PRECAM 3998 To appear in: Precambrian Research Received date: 2-4-2014 Revised date: 20-5-2014 Accepted date: 21-5-2014 Please cite this article as: Shaji, E., Santosh, M., He, X.-F., Fan, H.- R., Dev, S.G.D., Yang, K.-F., Thangal, M.K., Pradeepkumar, A.P.,Convergent margin processes during ArcheanndashProterozoic transition in southern India: Geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology of gold-bearing amphibolites, associated metagabbros, and TTG gneisses from Nilambur, Precambrian Research (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2014.05.021 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.