The end of the Archean aeon (3.0–2.5 Ga) was a period of fundamental change in many
aspects of the geological record. In Archean cratons, this timespan is marked by a …

Granitic magmas extracted from crustal sources can form over a wide variety of P, T and aH
2 O conditions. Both fluid-present and effectively fluid-absent conditions can yield granitic …

Granitoids are a major component of the continental crust. They play a pivotal role in its
evolution, either by adding new material (continental growth), or by reworking older …

With less than two decades of activity, research on melt inclusions (MI) in crystals from rocks
that have undergone crustal anatexis–migmatites and granulites–is a recent addition to …

Abstract Combined U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope data from zircon populations are widely used to
constrain Hadean–Archean crustal evolution. Linear Hf isotope-age arrays are interpreted to …

Differentiation of the continental crust begins with its partial melting. The products of crustal
melting are silicic, hydrous, H 2 O-undersaturated, granitic liquids that are generated within …

The crust of the Kaapvaal craton accreted throughout the Archaean over nearly 1 billion
years. It provides a unique example of the various geological processes that shape Earth's …

Abstract The Nova Venécia migmatite-granulite-granite Complex (NVC) in the core of the
Araçuaí Orogen (AO, 630–480 Ma), southeast Brazil, exposes a mid-crustal section with …

S-type granites show strong positive or negative correlations for several elements and
element ratios plotted against maficity (FeO+ MgO), and the maficity of the granites is usually …

Suprasolidus continental crust is prone to loss and redistribution of anatectic melt to shallow
crustal levels. These processes ultimately lead to differentiation of the continental crust. The …