Continental crust formation on early Earth controlled by intrusive magmatism

A. B. Rozel (), G. J. Golabek, C. Jain, P. J. Tackley and T. Gerya
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A. B. Rozel: Institute of Geophysics
G. J. Golabek: Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth
C. Jain: Institute of Geophysics
P. J. Tackley: Institute of Geophysics
T. Gerya: Institute of Geophysics

Nature, 2017, vol. 545, issue 7654, 332-335

Abstract: Modelling of two modes of continental crust formation suggests that before plate tectonics began operating, the Archean early Earth’s tectonic regime was governed by intrusive magmatism.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature22042

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