The archean-proterozoic boundary: 500 my of tectonic transition in earth history

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 775-790

  Condie, Kent C ^a   O'neill, Craig ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANODIORITE; KOMATIITE; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; SOLID EARTH; TECTONIC SETTING; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

EID: 79952806285     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/09.2010.01     Document Type: Article

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