Petrology: Ancient magma sources revealed

Nature Geoscience 10, 397 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2955

Author: Elizabeth Bell

The composition of Earth’s oldest crust is uncertain. Comparison of the most ancient mineral grains with more recent analogues suggests that formation of the earliest crust was heavily influenced by re-melting of igneous basement rocks.


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