Statistical geochemistry reveals disruption in secular lithospheric evolution about 2.5Gyr ago

Nature

Volumn 485, Issue 7399, 2012, Pages 490-493

  Brenhin Keller, C ^a   Schoene, Blair ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BASALT; COOLING; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; IGNEOUS ROCK; LITHOSPHERE; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COOLING; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; LITHOSPHERE; MELTING POINT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84861420942     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11024     Document Type: Article

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