The largest plagiogranite on Earth formed by re- melting of juvenile proto-continental crust

The growth of continental crust through melt extraction from the mantle is a critical component of the chemical evolution of the Earth and the development of plate tectonics. However, the mechanisms involved remain debated. Here, we conduct petrological and geochemical analyses on a large (up to 500...

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Main Authors: Gamal El Dien, Hamed, Li, Zheng-Xiang, Abu Anbar, Mohamed, Doucet, Luc S, Murphy, J Brendan, Evans, Noreen J, Xia, Xiao-Ping, Li, Jiangyu
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL150100133
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85925