Did atmospheric weathering help Earth’s earliest continents to survive?

Claire E. Bucholz ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 629, issue 8012, 538-539

Abstract: What stabilized and strengthened the oldest, most robust blocks of continental crust billions of years ago during the Archaean eon has long been a mystery. It seems that a surprise helping hand might have come from the air above.

Keywords: Solid Earth sciences; Geochemistry; Geology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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