Plate tectonics and the Archean Earth
If we accept that a critical condition for plate tectonics is the creation and maintenance of a
global network of narrow boundaries separating multiple plates, then to argue for plate …
global network of narrow boundaries separating multiple plates, then to argue for plate …
Secular change in metamorphism and the onset of global plate tectonics
On the contemporary Earth, distinct plate tectonic settings are characterized by differences in
heat flow that are recorded in metamorphic rocks as differences in apparent thermal …
heat flow that are recorded in metamorphic rocks as differences in apparent thermal …
[HTML][HTML] Secular change and the onset of plate tectonics on Earth
The Earth as a planetary system has experienced significant change since its formation c.
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …
[HTML][HTML] Stagnant lids and mantle overturns: Implications for Archaean tectonics, magmagenesis, crustal growth, mantle evolution, and the start of plate tectonics
JH Bédard - Geoscience Frontiers, 2018 - Elsevier
The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …
active subduction, as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere …
Thermal history of the Earth and its petrological expression
Non-arc basalts of Archean and Proterozoic age have model primary magmas that exhibit
mantle potential temperatures TP that increase from 1350° C at the present to a maximum …
mantle potential temperatures TP that increase from 1350° C at the present to a maximum …
Thermometers and barometers for volcanic systems
KD Putirka - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Knowledge of temperature and pressure, however qualitative, has been central to our views
of geology since at least the early 19th century. In 1822, for example, Charles Daubeny …
of geology since at least the early 19th century. In 1822, for example, Charles Daubeny …
PRIMELT 3 MEGA. XLSM software for primary magma calculation: peridotite primary magma MgO contents from the liquidus to the solidus
C Herzberg, PD Asimow - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
An upgrade of the PRIMELT algorithm for calculating primary magma composition is given
together with its implementation in PRIMELT3 MEGA. xlsm software. It supersedes …
together with its implementation in PRIMELT3 MEGA. xlsm software. It supersedes …
The composite Archaean grey gneisses: petrological significance, and evidence for a non-unique tectonic setting for Archaean crustal growth
JF Moyen - Lithos, 2011 - Elsevier
The geodynamic context of formation of the Archaean continental crust is a matter of debate.
The crust is largely made of grey gneiss complexes, a composite rock assemblage …
The crust is largely made of grey gneiss complexes, a composite rock assemblage …
Biosignatures on Mars: what, where, and how? Implications for the search for martian life
The search for traces of life is one of the principal objectives of Mars exploration. Central to
this objective is the concept of habitability, the set of conditions that allows the appearance …
this objective is the concept of habitability, the set of conditions that allows the appearance …
Initiation and evolution of plate tectonics on Earth: theories and observations
J Korenaga - Annual review of earth and planetary sciences, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The inception of plate tectonics on Earth and its subsequent evolution are discussed on the
basis of theoretical considerations and observational constraints. The likelihood of plate …
basis of theoretical considerations and observational constraints. The likelihood of plate …