The evolving nature of terrestrial crust from the Hadean, through the Archaean, into the Proterozoic

Precambrian Research

Volumn 258, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-82

  Kamber, Balz S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Basalt barrier and transition zone; Mafic crust and volcanic resurfacing; Mantle potential temperature; Mantle refertilisation and crustal growth models; Meteorite bombardment; Stagnant lid and mantle overturn

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HADEAN; METEORITE; OCEAN BASIN; PROTEROZOIC; TEMPERATURE; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 84922741307     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2014.12.007     Document Type: Review

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