Archaean multi-stage magmatic underplating drove formation of continental nuclei in the North China Craton

The geodynamic processes that formed Earth’s earliest continents are intensely debated. Particularly, the transformation from ancient crustal nuclei into mature Archaean cratons is unclear, primarily owing to the paucity of well-preserved Eoarchaean–Palaeoarchaean ‘protocrust’. Here, we report a new...

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Main Authors: Liu, J, Palin, RM, Mitchell, RN, Liu, Z, Zhang, J, Li, Z, Cheng, C, Zhang, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2024