Understanding of secular evolution of the Earth system is based largely on the rock and
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …

The Earth is the only known planet where plate tectonics is active, and different studies have
concluded that plate tectonics commenced at times from the early Hadean to 700 Ma. Many …

TTGs (tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite) are one of the archetypical lithologies of
Archaean cratons. Since their original description in the 1970s, they have been the subject …

This work examines the global distribution of Archaean and modern igneous rock's
compositions, without relying on preconceptions about the link between rock compositions …

The strong resilience of the mineral zircon and its ability to host a wealth of isotopic
information make it the best deep-time archive of Earth's continental crust. Zircon is found in …

Abstract The Cadomian Orogen in the NE Bohemian and the northern Armorican Massifs
shows a distinct orogenic zoning from recent NW to SE consisting of (i) an outboard sitting …

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Fourth Edition discusses key topics dealing with the
evolution and interaction through time of Earth's crust, mantle, core, atmosphere …

Until recently it was assumed that the Archaean continental crust (made of TTGs: tonalites,
trondhjemites, and granodiorites) was generated through partial melting of MORB-like …

Abstract Southern West Greenland contains some of the best-studied and best-preserved
magmatic Eoarchean rocks on Earth, and these provide an excellent vantage point from …

Conditions at the surface of the young (Hadean and early Archean) Earth were suitable for
the emergence and evolution of life. After an initial hot period, surface temperatures in the …