Building archean cratonic roots

Geophysical, geochemical, and geological investigations have attributed the stable behaviour of Earth’s continents to the presence of their Archean cratonic roots. These roots are likely composed of melt-depleted, low density residual peridotite with high magnesium number (Mg#), while devolatilisati...

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Main Authors: Charitra Jain, Antoine B. Rozel, Jeroen van Hunen, Emily J. Chin, Antonio Manjón-Cabeza Córdoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.966397/full