Thermal evolution of the Earth as recorded by komatiites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 173-187

  Grove, T L ^a   Parman, S W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Boninites; Earth evolution; Experimental petrology; Komatiites; Mantle melting; Mantle plumes; Mantle potential temperature; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; EARLY EARTH; KOMATIITE; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 1542539886     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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