On the formation of continental silicic melts in thermochemical mantle convection models: Implications for early Earth

Tectonophysics

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-124

  van Thienen, P ^a   van den Berg, A P ^a   Vlaar, N J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archean; Granite greenstone terrains; Mantle convection; Numerical modelling; TTG production

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARCHEAN; BASALTIC CRUST; CONVECTING MANTLE; GREENSTONE BELTS; MANTLE CONVECTION; PARTIAL MELTING; PRESSURE RELEASE; THERMO-CHEMICAL MANTLE CONVECTIONS;

MELTING;

EID: 32944470338     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.07.058     Document Type: Article

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