Antiquity of the oceans and continents

Elements

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Nutman, Allen P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acasta; Akilia; Continents; Early Earth; Isua; Jack Hills; Oceans; Zircons

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCKS; MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; ZIRCON;

ACASTA; AKILIA; CONTINENTS; EARLY EARTH; ISUA; JACK HILLS; OCEANS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; EARLY EARTH; GNEISS; OCEANIC CRUST; OROGENY; PLATE BOUNDARY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZIRCON;

AKILIA; ARCTIC; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GREENLAND; ISUA GREENSTONE BELT; JACK HILLS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACASTA;

EID: 33847782335     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.2.4.223     Document Type: Article

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