Early formation and long-term stability of continents resulting from decompression melting in a convecting mantle

Tectonophysics

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 19-33

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

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archaean; Continent formation; Continental roots; Mantle convection; Pressure release melting; Secular cooling

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL ROOT; DECOMPRESSION; MANTLE CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0033860389     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00055-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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