Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents

R Zhu, G Zhao, W **ao, L Chen… - Reviews of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Construction and evolution of igneous bodies: Towards an integrated perspective of crustal magmatism

C Annen, JD Blundy, J Leuthold, RSJ Sparks - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Field, geochronological and geophysical studies show that many igneous bodies are
emplaced incrementally, growing by accretion of successive magma sheets. The existence …

[HTML][HTML] Deep entrapment of buoyant magmas by orogenic tectonic stress: Its role in producing continental crust, adakites, and porphyry copper deposits

RR Loucks - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Arc-basaltic melts of typical hydration state (≥ 2 wt% H 2 O) are buoyant relative to all
common crustal igneous rock types and may pass adiabatically from a mantle source …

Generation of felsic crust in the Archean: a geodynamic modeling perspective

E Sizova, T Gerya, K Stüwe, M Brown - Precambrian Research, 2015 - Elsevier
As a consequence of secular cooling of the Earth, there is generally no modern analog to
assist in understanding the tectonic style that may have operated in the Archean. Higher …

The life cycle of large igneous provinces

BA Black, L Karlstrom, TA Mather - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Extremely voluminous magmatic systems known as large igneous provinces (LIPs)
punctuate Earth's history, and the gases they release plausibly link large-scale geodynamic …

[책][B] Earth as an evolving planetary system

KC Condie - 2021 - books.google.com
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 …

Crustal structure and evolution of the Pyrenean-Cantabrian belt: A review and new interpretations from recent concepts and data

A Teixell, P Labaume, P Ayarza, N Espurt… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper provides a synthesis of current data and interpretations on the crustal structure of
the Pyrenean-Cantabrian orogenic belt, and presents new tectonic models for …

[HTML][HTML] A new plumbing system framework for mantle plume-related continental Large Igneous Provinces and their mafic-ultramafic intrusions

RE Ernst, DA Liikane, SM Jowitt, KL Buchan… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The magmatic components of continental Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) include flood
basalts and their plumbing system of giant mafic dyke swarms (radiating, linear, and the …

Crustal structure and tectonic model of the Arctic region

O Petrov, A Morozov, S Shokalsky, S Kashubin… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a new model of the crustal and tectonic structure of the Arctic region north of 60°
N latitude, constrained as a part of the international Atlas of Geological Maps of the …

When crust comes of age: on the chemical evolution of Archaean, felsic continental crust by crustal drip tectonics

O Nebel, FA Capitanio, JF Moyen… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The secular evolution of the Earth's crust is marked by a profound change in average crustal
chemistry between 3.2 and 2.5 Ga. A key marker for this change is the transition from …