Oxygen isotopes in Pilbara Craton zircons support a global increase in crustal recycling at 3.2Ga

Oxygen isotopes were measured in zircon crystals from a suite of Paleo- to Mesoarchean igneous and sedimentary rocks from the Pilbara Craton in order to test prevailing models of early Earth tectonic evolution. Our results indicate that igneous zircon crystals older than 3.2 Ga in the Pilbara Craton...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van Kranendonk, M., Kirkland, Chris, Cliff, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4252