Archean Geodynamics: Similar to or Different from Modern Geodynamics?

Archean Geodynamics and Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 47-59

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Benn, Keith ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BASALT; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RARE EARTHS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARCHAEAN; CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; EARTH CRUSTS; EARTH MANTLE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; THINNED CONTINENTAL CRUST;

TECTONICS;

EID: 84952941494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/164GM05     Document Type: Chapter

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