Hadean geodynamics and the nature of early continental crust

J Korenaga - Precambrian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconstructing Earth history during the Hadean defies the traditional rock-based approach
in geology. Given the extremely limited locality of Hadean zircons, some indirect approach …

Growth, destruction, and preservation of Earth's continental crust

CJ Spencer, NMW Roberts, M Santosh - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
From the scant Hadean records of the Jack Hills to Cenozoic supervolcanoes, the
continental crust provides a synoptic view deep into Earth history. However, the information …

[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 …

A change in the geodynamics of continental growth 3 billion years ago

B Dhuime, CJ Hawkesworth, PA Cawood, CD Storey - Science, 2012 - science.org
Models for the growth of continental crust rely on knowing the balance between the
generation of new crust and the reworking of old crust throughout Earth's history. The …

Continental arc volcanism as the principal driver of icehouse-greenhouse variability

NR McKenzie, BK Horton, SE Loomis, DF Stockli… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Variations in continental volcanic arc emissions have the potential to control atmospheric
carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and climate change on multimillion-year time scales. Here we …

Clarifying the zircon Hf isotope record of crust–mantle evolution

JD Vervoort, AIS Kemp - Chemical Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Zircon has played a critically important role in our understanding of the growth and evolution
of the Earth. The U–Pb isotope system as preserved in zircon, more than any other mineral …

The growth of the continental crust: constraints from zircon Hf-isotope data

EA Belousova, YA Kostitsyn, WL Griffin, GC Begg… - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
A worldwide database of over 13,800 integrated U–Pb and Hf-isotope analyses of zircon,
derived largely from detrital sources, has been used to examine processes of crustal …

The zircon archive of continent formation through time

NMW Roberts, CJ Spencer - 2015 - lyellcollection.org
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 …

The effect of titanite crystallisation on Eu and Ce anomalies in zircon and its implications for the assessment of porphyry Cu deposit fertility

MA Loader, JJ Wilkinson, RN Armstrong - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The redox sensitivity of Ce and Eu anomalies in zircon has been clearly demonstrated by
experimental studies, and these may represent an important tool in the exploration for …

Large igneous provinces and silicic large igneous provinces: Progress in our understanding over the last 25 years

SE Bryan, L Ferrari - GSA Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large igneous provinces are exceptional intraplate igneous events throughout Earth's
history. Their significance and potential global impact are related to the total volume of …