Delamination and recycling of Archaean crust caused by gravitational instabilities
Mantle temperatures during the Archaean eon were higher than today. As a consequence, the primary crust formed at the time is thought to have been extensive, thick and magnesium rich, and underlain by a highly residual mantle1. However, the preserved volume of this crust today is low, implying that...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers Ltd
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31170 |