Hf isotopes in detrital and inherited zircons of the Pilbara Craton provide no evidence for Hadean continents

Predictions of large volumes of stabilized continental crust by the early Archaean stand in stark contrast to the actual amount of pre-3.5. Ga rocks presently exposed on Earth's surface. The Pilbara Craton of Western Australia, one of the best preserved Paleoarchean crustal blocks on Earth, is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kemp, A., Hickman, A., Kirkland, Chris, Vervoort, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40740