Evolution of the continental crust

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7113, 2006, Pages 811-817

  Hawkesworth, C J ^a   Kemp, A I S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; SILICATES;

BASALTIC PROTOLITHS; CRUST FORMATION; MANTLE MELTING;

EARTH (PLANET);

ARCHEAN; BASALT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; IGNEOUS ROCK; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ARCHEAN; GEOLOGY; LIQUID; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEROZOIC; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33750283219     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05191     Document Type: Review

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