Continental Growth and the Archean Paradox

Archean Geodynamics and Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 33-45

  Lenardic, A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth Crust; Earth Mantle; Geodynamics; Geology, Stratigraphic Archaean; Geology, Structural; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEODYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ARCHAEAN; EARTH CRUSTS; EARTH MANTLE; MANTLE TEMPERATURES; PARAMETER CONDITIONS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; SUBCONTINENTAL MANTLE; THERMAL CONSTRAINTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 84952878563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/164GM04     Document Type: Chapter

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