Increased loss of continental crust during supercontinent amalgamation

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 994-1000

  Roberts, Nick M W ^a,b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal growth; Hf isotopes; Supercontinent cycle; Tectonics; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858618684     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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