Composition and evolution of the continental crust: Retrospect and prospect
Until the middle of the 20th century, the continental crust was considered to be dominantly granitic. This hypothesis was revised after the Second World War when several new studies led to the realization that the continental crust is dominantly made of metamorphic rocks. Magmatic rocks were emplace...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987122000810 |