Generation of Eoarchean continental crust from altered mafic rocks derived from a chondritic mantle: The ∼3.72 Ga Aktash gneisses, Tarim Craton (NW China)
Rongfeng Ge, Simon A. Wilde, Anthony I.S. Kemp, Heejin Jeon, Laure Martin, Wenbin Zhu, Hailin Wu
Topics & Concepts
GeologyGeochemistryZirconHadeanMetamorphismGneissCratonMaficCrustal recyclingContinental crustCrustGranuliteMantle (geology)Partial meltingMetamorphic rockFaciesGeomorphologyPaleontologyStructural basinTectonicsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies