Evolution of the continental crust

CJ Hawkesworth, AIS Kemp - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The continental crust covers nearly a third of the Earth's surface. It is buoyant—being less
dense than the crust under the surrounding oceans—and is compositionally evolved …

Neoproterozoic amalgamation between Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks: The magmatism in various tectonic settings and continent-arc-continent collision

Y **a, X Xu, Y Niu, L Liu - Precambrian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
According to the temporal-spatial distribution of Neoproterozoic igneous rocks and relative
rocks in South China, including ophiolites, arc volcanic and intrusive rocks and subsequent …

Copper isotope evidence for sulfide fractionation and lower crustal foundering in making continental crust

SA Liu, RL Rudnick, WR Liu, FZ Teng, TH Wu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The continental crust is strongly depleted in copper compared with its building blocks—
primary arc magmas—and this depletion is intrinsically associated with continental crust …

The Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic composition of CHUR: constraints from unequilibrated chondrites and implications for the bulk composition of terrestrial planets

A Bouvier, JD Vervoort, PJ Patchett - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2008 - Elsevier
The Lutetium–Hafnium radiogenic isotopic system is widely used as a chronometer and
tracer of planetary evolution. In order for this isotopic system to fulfill its potential in planetary …

Constraints from thorium/lanthanum on sediment recycling at subduction zones and the evolution of the continents

T Plank - Journal of Petrology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Arc magmas and the continental crust share many chemical features, but a major question
remains as to whether these features are created by subduction or are recycled from …

Contrasting zircon Hf and O isotopes in the two episodes of Neoproterozoic granitoids in South China: implications for growth and reworking of continental crust

YF Zheng, SB Zhang, ZF Zhao, YB Wu, X Li, Z Li… - Lithos, 2007 - Elsevier
The genetic links among rift magmatism, crustal growth and water–rock interaction are an
important issue about mass and heat transfer between mantle and crust during …

Origin of ocean island basalts: A new perspective from petrology, geochemistry, and mineral physics considerations

Y Niu, MJ O'Hara - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Consideration of petrology, geochemistry, and mineral physics suggests that ancient
subducted oceanic crusts cannot be the source materials supplying ocean island basalts …

Reworking of juvenile crust: element and isotope evidence from Neoproterozoic granodiorite in South China

RX Wu, YF Zheng, YB Wu, ZF Zhao, SB Zhang… - Precambrian …, 2006 - Elsevier
A combined study of geochronology and geochemistry was carried out for Neoproterozoic
granodiorites at the southeastern margin of the Yangtze Block in South China. The results …

Constraints from loess on the Hf–Nd isotopic composition of the upper continental crust

C Chauvel, M Garçon, S Bureau, A Besnault… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the average composition of the upper continental crust is crucial to
establish not only how it formed but also when. While well constrained averages have been …

Isotopic variations in S-type granites: an inheritance from a heterogeneous source?

A Villaros, IS Buick, G Stevens - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2012 - Springer
Inherited zircons from S-type granites provide exceptionally good insight into the isotopic
heterogeneity of their sources. Zircons from four samples (one granite, two granodiorites …