The geochemical evolution of the continental crust

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 241-265

  Taylor, Stuart Ross ^a   McLennan, Scott M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUST FORMATION; CRUSTAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0028830453     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95RG00262     Document Type: Review

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