The incompleteness of the stratigraphical record is well documented, and the concept of
“missing time” has attracted renewed attention in recent years. However, the importance of …

We propose a continental lithosphere heat production model based on the petrology of crust
and mantle, heat production measurements of surface and xenolith samples, and tectono …

The thermal thickness of Precambrian lithosphere is modeled and compared with estimates
from seismic tomography and xenolith data. We use the steady state thermal conductivity …

Geothermics is an area of geophysics that studies the thermal state and history of the interior
of the Earth. Solar heat penetrates only into the topmost layers of the Earth's crust. Diurnal …

Even a cursory historical look at the development of geology reveals that the cooling of the
Earth has always been a central issue (Birch, 1965; Fourier, 1824; Holmes, 1915; Joly …

Small‐scale convection associated with instabilities at the bottom of the lithospheric plates
on the Earth and other terrestrial planets occurs in the stagnant lid regime of temperature …

Lithophile Affinity for silicates Chalcophile Affinity for sulfur Siderophile Affinity for metals
BSE Bulk Silicate Earth refers to primitive silicate material in the Earth from which the core is …

Seventy new heat flow values have been determined for the Indian shield. The new sites
include 28 from the Archaean Dharwar craton, one from the Proterozoic Cuddapah basin of …

Independent estimates of the amount of uranium and thorium in the continental crust can be
obtained from heat flow data. The energy produced by the decay of these radioactive …

Two end-member models have been proposed to explain the variations in surface heat flow
in stable continents, calling for changes of either crustal heat production or heat flow at the …