Initiation of modern-style plate tectonics recorded in Mesoarchean marine chemical sediments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.04.024
Abstract: Abstract The chemistry of the oceans in part reflects a balance between inputs from the continents and mantle. Traditionally, it has been thought that Archean ocean chemistry was dominated by mantle sources, but recent work… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; plate tectonics; style plate; tectonics ... See more keywords
From Mesoarchean drips to modern–style tectonics in the Carajás Province, Amazonian Craton
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102817
Abstract: Abstract The beginning of modern–style plate tectonics on Earth is not a consensus, but many authors suggest that it happened transitionally, from 3.2 to 2.5 Ga. In the Amazonian Craton, Brazil, the contrasting crustal architecture of… read more here.
Keywords: amazonian craton; province; tectonics; modern style ... See more keywords