Ancient continental blocks soldered from below

Stephen Foley () and Craig O’Neill ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 592, issue 7856, 692-693

Abstract: A study of melting in the mantle under northern Canada more than one billion years ago shows that the oldest blocks of continent not only break apart but can also be repaired by the gluing action of major melting episodes.

Keywords: Solid Earth sciences; Geophysics; Geology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-01087-8

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