Stability and growth of continental shields in mantle convection models including recurrent melt production

Tectonophysics

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 15-29

  De Smet, J H ^a   Van Den Berg, A P ^a   Vlaar, N J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archaean; Continental root; Depletion; Evolution; Numerical model; Stability

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MANTLE CONVECTION; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 0032582896     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00135-8     Document Type: Article

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