Thermobarometry of CO2-rich, silica-undersaturated melts constrains cratonic lithosphere thinning through time in areas of kimberlitic magmatism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116549
Abstract: Abstract Cratonic lithosphere is believed to have been chemically buoyant and mechanically resistant to destruction over billions of years. Yet the absence of cratonic roots at some Archean terrains casts doubt on the craton stability… read more here.
Keywords: lithosphere thinning; cratonic lithosphere; silica undersaturated; co2 rich ... See more keywords